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CCRPC staff demonstrate Municipal Vulnerability Indicators tool that maps climate risks
Summary
CCRPC senior energy project manager Ann Janda presented Vermont’s Municipal Vulnerability Indicators tool—mapping assets, vulnerable populations, floodplains and hazards—and said the Climate Action Office is seeking user input; staff noted the tool indicates vulnerabilities but does not prescribe actions.
Ann Janda, CCRPC senior energy project manager, gave an overview of Vermont’s Municipal Vulnerability Indicators (MVI) tool, describing the dataset layers, limitations, and next steps.
Janda said the MVI is designed to show differing vulnerabilities to climate change on a map and relies on currently available datasets. "The tool doesn’t give solutions or actions," she told the committee, so when CCRPC prepared sample municipal profiles staff included a list of potential actions for local planners to consider. Janda listed mapped layers that include critical assets (schools, fire stations, wastewater treatment facilities), populations vulnerable to climate impacts, FEMA floodplains (including 500‑year where available), critical infrastructure risks, landslide history, toxic or hazardous sites, and priority landscapes for conservation.
Paul Conner asked whether 500‑year floodplain data are visualized when available and whether there is a plan for maintaining the tool as data and processes change. Janda confirmed the 500‑year floodplain data are included and said many of the tool’s source datasets are updated annually. The Climate Action Office is soliciting input on the tool; CCRPC staff plan to incorporate feedback as they prepare sample municipal profiles.
The presentation was informational; no formal action was taken.
