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Reporting on Progress (December 2022)
83% of the plan's strategies are in pre-planning or underway.
Implementation Framework - How do we prioritize?
IGiven the high-level nature of the strategies included, there are many details for each strategy to be determined (who should be involved in implementing it, how it can be best accomplished, timeline, costs and benefits, funding sources), and the wide-ranging scope of the plan means not every strategy can be pursued at once. To prioritize where to place attention, the Implementation Team approaches implementation through the following core ideas. A selection of example projects are included with each implementation core idea.
Center equity.
city - county AND community equity working group.
The Missoula City - County and Community Equity Work Group works across departments and community organizations to address inequities in our community to capitalize on opportunities and leverage resources for better equitable outcomes. As a member of the work group, the Climate Resilience Coordinator is better able to center equity in the implementation of Climate Ready Missoula and bring climate considerations to parallel equity initiatives. climate advisory board.
Local government staff are working closely with community partners to establish a new advisory board that will advise and inform city and county climate work, with a special focus on equity. equity SCORING SHEET.
The implementation of every strategy is shaped by a newly created equity scoring sheet that considers affordability, access, past discriminatory and problematic actions, social cohesion, and the advancement of traditional ecological knowledge. |
Collaborate with existing efforts.
Missoula county zoning code update.
The draft update of the Missoula County Zoning Code has elements that touch upon and advance 18 of the 77 strategies in Climate Ready Missoula, spanning across 6 of the plan's 8 sectors. sxwtpqyen master planning.
Similar to the update of the Missoula County Zoning Code, the Sxwtpqyen Plan touches upon ~20 of the plan's strategies. It prioritizes managing stormwater with green infrastructure, multimodal transportation, and protecting prime agricultural land. long range transportation plan.
The Long Range Transportation Plan is a critical tool for advancing Climate Ready's active transportation goals and strategies, as well as implementing complete streets policies that have urban forestry considerations. our missoula growth policy update.
The Our Missoula Growth Policy update will focus on two areas: climate and equity. community food and agriculture coalition's farmer field days.
Via the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition, we have been able to advance strategies on climate resilient ag practices, circulate information on how to stay safe during wildfire smoke to our agricultural producers, and help make the link between agriculture and climate resiliency more clear. |
Catalyze work that connects across strategies and responds to greatest climate vulnerabilities.
wildfire smoke ready week.
One of the first examples of the Climate Ready Missoula plan in action, Wildfire Smoke Ready Week was a joint effort between the Missoula City-County Health Department, Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula, United Way of Missoula County, and Missoula County Fire Protection Association. Together we tabled at events around town, blasted the airwaves, wrote pieces for the Missoulian and Missoula Current, and even brewed our own beer, Deep Breath! climate mental health first aid (details coming soon)
Details coming in August! A collaboration between University of Montana and Missoula County, we'll be offering a mental health first aid training. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (details coming soon).
Missoula County is working with the City of Missoula and partners to encourage low impact stormwater design with demonstration projects and educational opportunities. |
Combine mitigation and adaptation in a holistic approach.
low-income weatherization.
Increasing energy efficiency in the homes of low-income residents creates more affordable housing, decreases carbon emissions, and prepares residents for extreme weather. expanding access to solar energy.
Accelerating the adoption of distributed renewable energy systems helps ensure a clean, reliable, and affordable energy system in the context of increased heat, drought, extreme weather, wildfire, and population growth. community wide electrification campaign.
Details coming soon! URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, URBAN FORESTRY, AND XERISCAPING.
With an equitable and climate smart urban forest, we can protect habitat, cool our community, and remove carbon from the atmosphere. More details coming soon! |
Timeline
A detailed timeline and progress report of Climate Ready Missoula is coming soon!
"It will take all of us."
From the plan:
"Given the far-reaching impacts of climate change, it is no surprise that the strategies presented in this plan touch on nearly every aspect of Missoula County: our health, our economy, our built environment, our natural environment, and our social cohesion. Implementation of the plan will thus, by necessity, involve dozens of organizations, individuals, city and county departments, and other government agencies that are active in these areas. It will take all of us. And given the urgency, the sooner we get started the better."
"Given the far-reaching impacts of climate change, it is no surprise that the strategies presented in this plan touch on nearly every aspect of Missoula County: our health, our economy, our built environment, our natural environment, and our social cohesion. Implementation of the plan will thus, by necessity, involve dozens of organizations, individuals, city and county departments, and other government agencies that are active in these areas. It will take all of us. And given the urgency, the sooner we get started the better."