Plan

Detroit Climate Action Plan

Summary

We need to arm ourselves with a deeper understanding of what’s up in our neighborhoods and the current level of suffering, as well as recognize that we will create a path for ameliorating some of these most egregious conditions by setting a course toward lowering our generation of greenhouse gases.

Year
2024

Details

Hazards Addressed
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Assets
Cultural and Community Services
Multiple or All Assets
People
Property
Water Infrastructure – General
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Lessons Learned

Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice enlisted a broad array of allies: many people and local entities saw the value in joining forces to help generate momentum and to accumulate resources that could be mobilized to help the city eventually put in place a useful and powerful strategy to address the coming impacts to our community from climate change.

Options Used

Engage with City Water & Sewerage Department and monitor progress annually to improve drinking water efficiency, water quality, and stormwater management. After completing a plan, revisit and revise the goals and strategies every 2 years based on implementation results and new information. Create an ecosystem services inventory for your community to identify the natural features, like particular areas of forest or wetlands, that do the most

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action

Plans

Detroit Climate Action Plan

Organizations to Contact

Detroit Climate Action Collaborative
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