TFAH has analyzed three federal climate adaptation and resilience strategies that protect actions: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the the health and well-being of all people and communities, Inflation Reduction Act, and the Justice40 Initiative. [...] l Heat forecasts from NOAA’s National Weather Service Heat.gov exemplifies a robust collaboration among multiple l National Climate and Health Outlooks developed by the Office federal partners, including NOAA, the CDC, the EPA, and of Climate Change and Health Equity within the Department FEMA, and integrates contributions from state and local of Health and Human Services. [...] However, of local health needs and vulnerabilities to advocate for the disparity between the current state of adaptation actions adaptation measures that prioritize populations most at and the growing scale and urgency of climate impacts has risk, such as low-income communities, older residents, and underscored the need for more comprehensive, proactive, and people with pre-existing health conditi. [...] S.’s climate strategy.39,40 significant step forward in equipping public health officials, healthcare providers, and individuals with the tools they need An early example of the new approach was the to stay safe and healthy in the face of increasingly frequent establishment of the Office of Climate Change and and severe extreme heat events driven by climate change. [...] Furthermore, the expansion of of initiatives aimed at developing and implementing the wildland-urban interface has placed more people and wildfire preparedness and mitigation projects, focusing on property in harm’s way, complicating fire management reducing the volume of flammable materials in forests, and efforts and elevating the risks to safety.
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Table of Contents
- ISSUE BRIEF 1
- Climate Adaptation and Mitigation A Comprehensive Approach to Climate Resilience 3
- The Evolution of Climate Adaptation in the United States 5
- Heat.gov A One-Stop Resource for Extreme Heat Information and Tools 7
- Heat Health Tracker Protecting Public Health in a Changing Climate 9
- Justice40 A Major Push for Environmental Equity 10
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Paving the Path to Climate Resilience 11
- Inflation Reduction Act Amplifying Climate Resilience and Sustainability 17
- Two Years of Progress 19
- Announced Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for States 20
- Putting Climate Laws to Work Strategies for Resilience and Adaptation 23
- CASE STUDY 1 Forest Restoration Initiatives for Western Wildfires 23
- CASE STUDY 2 Investing in Coastal Resilience and Infrastructure 26
- CASE STUDY 3 Enhancing Resilience in the Colorado River System 29
- Saving 100000 acre-feet of water annually is 29
- Conclusion 32
- Endnotes 33
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