City of Grand Rapids Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
To strengthen its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), Grand Rapids partnered with ICLEI USA to conduct a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA). This assessment identified the city’s climate risks and their impacts on people, infrastructure, services, and natural resources. The CRVA helped the city develop resilience strategies that address critical risks while advancing […]
Tennessee Valley Authority & Chattanooga Resilience Mapping
TVA and Chattanooga worked together to map climate hazards like heat and flooding while identifying socially vulnerable areas to prioritize investments. ICLEI conducted a GIS analysis, creating composite indices for heat risk and disadvantage and preparing flood data. Chattanooga guided the process and verified results, while TVA gained regional data to support resilience efforts across […]