Resilience is 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. 

COMMUNITY
​CLIMATE RESILIENCE
​A climate ready missoula is one where we can thrive regardless of the effects of climate change.

We build community resilience to climate change by addressing both the causes and effects. 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 comprehensive approach to resilience by building on our existing work to address the causes of climate change by reducing carbon pollution.
Learn more about the science behind climate change.

What's the difference between mitigation and adaptation?

MITIGATION

​ADDRESSING THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE

A 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, see below to learn more.

ADAPTATION

​ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

We 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.

How we're mitigating climate change.

​​Adaptation is just one piece of the puzzle of being climate ready. Given that our climate is already changing, both mitigation and adaptation are essential and urgent. Neither is sufficient on its own. See what we're doing to reduce our impact below:
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Climate Ready Missoula is a collaboration between Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula and the City of Missoula.
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