Best practices in climate resilience from six North American cities /

As a result of the research, the nine major themes were identified and are discussed in this report: • Development and Monitoring of Performance Indicators • Analysis of the Cost of Inaction • Prioritization of Adaptation Efforts • Investment in Critical Infrastructure • Update of Building Regulations and Land Use Planning Principles • Care of Vulnerable Populations • Protection and Restoration of [...] In issues that are primarily the responsibility of one agency such as Transportation (Department of Transportation), water and wastewater (Department of Environmental Protection), solid waste (Department of Sanitation), telecommunication (Department of IT and Telecommunications) and parks (Department of Parks and Recreation), the individual agency is responsible for implementation and is made acco [...] The overall steward of all these initiatives is the OLTPS which is in charge of coordination and is informed about climate change and its overall impact on NYC.iv OLTPS has a staff of about 50 working with the Director of Resiliency who oversees the work of three working groups. [...] San Francisco’s Climate Adaptation Working Group includes representatives from the City Administrators Office, the Port, the San Francisco International Airport, the Department of Public Works (water, power & sewer), the Municipal Transportation Association, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Recreation and Parks. [...] The Department of the Environment operates under the direction of the Commission on the Environment which also advises the mayor and Board of Supervisors on environmental programs and policies.