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Climate Change Resources for Cities and Towns

Primary Resources

  • PREP-RI Municipal Resilience Modules
  • Rhode Island’s Changing Climate – Building Resilience Through Local Solutions (VIDEO)
  • Explore RI’s Floodplain Mapping Tool
  • STORMTOOLS for Homeowners/Beginners
  • Find your score and help create Tree Equity in cities and towns across America.
Rhode Island Coastal Property Guide PDF file, about 16mbmegabytes
Mitigation Ideas for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
Flood Protection Pay-Offs: Guide to the Community Rating System PDF file, about 11mbmegabytes
A Guide to Flood-Resistant Building Terms PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Climate Adaptation: The State of Practice in U.S. Communities PDF file, about 10mbmegabytes
Green Infrastructure Toolkit PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes

Community Planning Resources

  • Guidance Handbook No. 12 – Planning for Natural Hazards and Climate Change
  • Interactive Online Map : Rhode Island Sea Level Rise: Impacts on Transportation Assets
  • Technical Paper 168: Socioeconomics of Sea Level Rise 
  • Technical Paper 167: Vulnerability of Municipal Transportation Assets to Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge
  • Technical Paper 164: Vulnerability of Transportation Assets to Sea Level Rise
  • Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure

Energy

  • Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
  • Energy Efficiency Programs & Incentives

Contact Us

Climate Change
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
doa.climatechangeri@doa.ri.gov

State of Rhode Island

Office of the Governor
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