EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
CLIMATE READY
RESILIENCE: the ability of a system – whether it's a community, an ecosystem, or an economy – to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.
MITIGATIONADDRESSING THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGEA vast majority of the greenhouse gas emissions, which cause rapid climate change, are created through our daily lives including how we heat, cool, and power our buildings; the materials we use to build our buildings, roadways, and other infrastructure; the removal of trees and green spaces; driving in gas-powered vehicles; the food we eat; how the items we buy are created; and the disposal of our waste products. Missoula is addressing the causes of climate change in many ways, click here to learn more. |
ADAPTATIONADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEWe are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, with longer wildfire and wildfire smoke seasons, extreme summer heat, prolonged drought, spring flooding, and greater variability. These climate impacts affect every sector of our community, including the ways in which we grow our food, protect human health, manage ecosystems, build our buildings, produce energy and design our businesses. Climate Ready Missoula is one of the key drivers of addressing climate change effects throughout Missoula County. |
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CLIMATE RESILIENCEIN MISSOULA COUNTYWe build resilience by addressing both the causes and effects of climate change.
Addressing the causes enables us to lessen the effects in the future, but we are already experiencing those effects today, so Climate Ready Missoula was developed as an adaptation plan. That means we are actively working with partners throughout the County to address the human, ecological, and economic effects of climate change. Climate Ready Missoula enables us to take a holistic approach to resilience by building on our work to address the causes of climate change by reducing carbon pollution. |
CURRENT PROGRAMS
Climate Ready Missoula strategies are wide-ranging and impact planning, development, programs, and policies. Our implementation teams and work groups have worked together to prioritize strategies since the plan's adoption in 2020 and developed the programs below which provide resources and education to community members and stakeholders alike. These programs represent some our progress to date and we will continue to implement the many strategies in this plan for years to come.
Some programs that prioritize clean energy may seem like mitigation strategies because they reduce carbon pollution, but they also help us address the effects of climate change by diversifying our energy supply to protect our power in the face of extreme weather or against volatile market prices in addition to making energy more affordable for more people. This is called an intersectionality and intersectional strategies are a high priority.
Some programs that prioritize clean energy may seem like mitigation strategies because they reduce carbon pollution, but they also help us address the effects of climate change by diversifying our energy supply to protect our power in the face of extreme weather or against volatile market prices in addition to making energy more affordable for more people. This is called an intersectionality and intersectional strategies are a high priority.
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EXPLORE THE PLAN
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Climate Ready Missoula identifies 29 goals and 77 strategies that we can pursue to build resilience to climate change in Missoula County. It is the result of 2 years of work and contributions from hundreds of Missoulians. This plan was adopted as an issue plan of the Missoula County Growth Policy and the City's Our Missoula: City Growth Policy 2035.
The plan also contains a community vulnerability assessment, future climate scenarios, and more detailed information on climate impacts. Click below to learn more about each of these documents and how they were developed. |
