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Adapting Across Scales: Lessons from Metro Boston

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

Date: April 23, 2019 National Adaptation Forum Madison, WI

About the Metropolitan Area Planning Council

• 101 municipalities
• 8 subregions
• Nearly 3.2 million
• residents
• 1.8 million jobs
• (2010 Census)

Metro Mayors Coalition- Climate Preparedness Taskforce

• 15 Municipalities making

up over 1.4 million residents

• Agencies Engaged: U.S.

EPA Region 1, MA Energy and Environment Affairs, MassDOT, MBTA, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Mass Clean Energy Center, MassPort.

Metro Mayors Climate Preparedness Taskforce

• May 2015:

Metro Mayors Coalition convened to sign a Climate Preparedness Commitment.

• November 2016:

The Coalition convened to reflect on preparedness activities of the past year, announce their strategic priorities for 2017, and sign a Climate Mitigation Commitment.

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MMC Climate Preparedness Taskforce Key Priorities

Top Left: Climate Smart Cities Decision Support Tool (TPL and MAPC); Bottom Left: Analysis of vulnerability of Island End River and New England Produce Center; Right: Advocacy for strengthening local dams.

Adaptation Across the Region

• 1. Provide technical assistance to local governments on climate

adaptation and preparedness planning.

• 2. Coordinate sub-regional climate coalitions and collaboratives.
• 3. Capacity building and knowledge sharing through webinars,

trainings, mini-grants, etc…

• 4. Provide regional climate projections/data, including mapping

impacts and social vulnerabilities.

• 5. Advance and advocate for state policies and programs for climate

resilience and mitigation.

Thank You!

Marc Draisen, Executive Director mdraisen@mapc.org www.mapc.org