ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, in partnership with The San Diego Foundation and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is providing technical assistance and stakeholder engagement around the incorporation of climate change impacts and adaptation in the 2015 update to the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. ICLEI conducted case study and best practices research during the initial phase of the project to inform the design of training workshops and stakeholder engagement in later phases of the project. This research seeks to uncover approaches and best practices for integrating climate change adaptation and hazard mitigation planning.

This report first provides an overview of frameworks for hazard mitigation planning and climate adaptation and discusses their similarities and differences. Next, the report provides case studies on the few other communities across the country that have integrated climate adaptation and hazard mitigation planning. The cases highlight the approach that local governments have taken to integrate these two frameworks and what challenges and successes they encountered in the process. The purpose of these case studies is to draw lessons from these experiences that may inform the design of technical assistance and stakeholder engagement for the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Lastly, the report discusses how the State of California’s Hazard Mitigation Plan incorporates