| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Principle 3 | Climate Resilience and Preparedness - Implementation of strategies to mitigate or reduce environmental impact. |
| Goal 3.1 | Build climate resilience and preparedness standards into the University’s capital planning process and emergency management and business continuity planning. |
| Metric | Published plans including measurable objective with corresponding strategies. |
Define the goal issue and provide background info to understand the goal in lay terms.
Climate resilience is the ability for a system, institution, or operation to withstand the impacts of climate change and related events and to modify assets and adjust operations based on changing circumstances. Climate resilience planning is a critical process for all major institutions to be mindful of when considering other types of planning.
Why is this goal important to highlight?
Climate resilience planning for the campuses will assist the long-term planning at the campus level in order to be proactive about potential weather/climate related events impacting University assets and operations. Including but not limited to specific topic areas, such as tropical storms/hurricanes, snow storms, extreme heat, or sea level rise.
Where does the University/campuses currently stand in meeting this goal?
The University has included aspects of climate resilience planning into the University Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Are there other groups/departments who will be critical in meeting this goal?
The stakeholders involved in this goal are: facilities, administration & finance, design & construction, operations heads, academic heads, student affairs personnel, student government, IT, emergency management staff and campus communications.
What has been done in the past to advance towards this goal?
The University has included aspects of climate resilience planning into the University Hazard Mitigation Plan.
What does the University/campus need to do in order to reach this goal?
Continued participation and discussion at a local level; funding that can help both resilience and sustainability efforts.