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Committee approves framework to map neighborhood climate vulnerabilities and guide adaptation
Summary
The committee unanimously approved a draft framework and deliverables for a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) that will analyze exposures, sensitivity and adaptive capacity across neighborhoods, and will inform adaptation work including tree canopy and cooling strategies.
The Mountain View Climate Sustainability Committee voted unanimously to approve a framework for a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) that staff said will identify neighborhood-level exposures, sensitivities and adaptive capacity for hazards such as extreme heat, wildfire and flooding and recommend actions to improve community resilience.
Sustainability staff said the city contracted Cascadia Consulting Group to perform the assessment, which will use established scientific approaches (examining exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity) and will produce deliverables to inform other city planning efforts, including the…
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