[xtypo_dropcap]I[/xtypo_dropcap]n response to the challenges presented by rapidly changing climate conditions the need to be resilient to climate change impacts, an organization called ICLEI has recently introduced two online tools to further sustainable development in local communities.
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is an association of over 1,200 members consisting of local, regional, and national government organizations from 70 countries who are committed to sustainable development. Their mandate is to address sustainability issues.
ICLEI will use STAR Community Index (STAR) as a national standard for measuring community-scale sustainability, and the online tool Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), which aims to assist local governments to develop sustainability to keep their community safe, protect valuable assets, and preserve their way of life.
“For too long, community sustainability has been a nebulous concept with competing definitions and frameworks,“ said Mayor Patrick Hays, (city of North Little Rock, Ariz.), president and chairman of the board of directors, ICLEI USA in a statement. ”There has never been a national standard by which to measure sustainability performance until now.”
Eight cities and counties have been chosen to be the first communities to participate in the nation’s first CRC program. They are Boston, Mass.; Cambridge, Mass.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lee County, Fla.; Miami-Dade County, Fla.; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and Tucson, Ariz.
According to the ICLEI USA website, the STAR index just released comprised of 81 goals and 10 guiding principles, which collectively define community-scale sustainability and set a national standard for local governments. They can serve as a resource to help local governments to quantify sustainability assessment, create or revise a sustainability plan, establish local sustainability priorities, and focus on ongoing sustainability initiatives.
The CRC program is the first comprehensive, national climate adaptation program tailored to local governments. It consists of an advanced Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT) that walks a community through the process of assessing vulnerabilities, setting resiliency goals, and developing plans that integrate into existing hazard and comprehensive planning efforts. It also enables access to the most current data on existing and future regional impact, provides technical guidance, case-studies, training, and networking with other local governments.
The foundation of the CRC program is based on a five-phase cyclical process.
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is an association of over 1,200 members consisting of local, regional, and national government organizations from 70 countries who are committed to sustainable development. Their mandate is to address sustainability issues.
ICLEI will use STAR Community Index (STAR) as a national standard for measuring community-scale sustainability, and the online tool Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), which aims to assist local governments to develop sustainability to keep their community safe, protect valuable assets, and preserve their way of life.
“For too long, community sustainability has been a nebulous concept with competing definitions and frameworks,“ said Mayor Patrick Hays, (city of North Little Rock, Ariz.), president and chairman of the board of directors, ICLEI USA in a statement. ”There has never been a national standard by which to measure sustainability performance until now.”
Eight cities and counties have been chosen to be the first communities to participate in the nation’s first CRC program. They are Boston, Mass.; Cambridge, Mass.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lee County, Fla.; Miami-Dade County, Fla.; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and Tucson, Ariz.
According to the ICLEI USA website, the STAR index just released comprised of 81 goals and 10 guiding principles, which collectively define community-scale sustainability and set a national standard for local governments. They can serve as a resource to help local governments to quantify sustainability assessment, create or revise a sustainability plan, establish local sustainability priorities, and focus on ongoing sustainability initiatives.
The CRC program is the first comprehensive, national climate adaptation program tailored to local governments. It consists of an advanced Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT) that walks a community through the process of assessing vulnerabilities, setting resiliency goals, and developing plans that integrate into existing hazard and comprehensive planning efforts. It also enables access to the most current data on existing and future regional impact, provides technical guidance, case-studies, training, and networking with other local governments.
The foundation of the CRC program is based on a five-phase cyclical process.
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