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Not sure what we mean by Climate Resilience? Wondering how to begin assessing your climate risk? Learn about the foundations of building resilience.

These steps encompass the team building, data gathering, and decision making it takes for a team of engaged community members to enhance their resilience to climate-related impacts. The steps are aligned with, and inclusive of, other efforts to reduce risk through adaptation.

Read about the steps communities are taking to build the resilience of their homes, businesses, and other assets to climate-related hazards.

Find digital tools, data viewers, and other useful federal resources to support your resilience-building journey.

Putting equity at the center of climate resilience planning can initiate a cascade of positive changes for communities. 

Learn about current and potential challenges for building resilience in your region. 

View summaries of risks and opportunities related to climate change for a variety of sectors or industries.

Hazards are weather or climate events or conditions that can injure people or damage assets. 

Assets are the tangible and intangible things groups or communities value, or expect to provide a future benefit. 

Explore our catalog of federal trainings and webinars, categorized by the climate hazards you face or the assets you are trying to protect.

Find communities and groups who are working to building climate resilience.

Most resilience-building projects come with a price tag. Find resources that can help you develop equitable, finance-ready plans you can tailor for multiple funding proposals. 

Explore a database of resilience-building solutions compiled from recently published Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans. Filter the options by hazard, asset, or action type to find potential strategies for your community or group.

Check definitions for words and phrases used in the Steps to Resilience framework. Definitions are adapted from the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and other sources.