CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE SURVEY – ENDS 26 JULY 2024 11:45 PM

• Click here for an Online version of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Survey
• Click here to download an English version of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Survey
• Click here to download an Spanish version of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Survey
• NOTE: Hardcopy Survey Responses can be dropped off with the Village Clerk at Village Hall or at the Grinnell Public Library

 

CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY

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Registered on 8/11/2015

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Resolution Goals:

1. 1. Pledge to be a Climate Smart Community
   2.  Set Goals, Inventory Emissions, Plan for Climate Action
   3. Decrease Community Energy Use
   4. Increase Community Use of Renewable Energy
   5. Realize Benefits of Recycling and other Climate Smart Solid Waste Management Practices
   6. Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Climate-Smart Land-Use Tools
   7. Enhance Community Resilience and Prepare for the Effects of Climate Change
   8. Support Development of a Green Innovation Economy
   9. Inform and Inspire the Public
   10. Commit to an evolving Process of Climate Action
   11. Certification: IN PROGRESS

 

CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTION PLAN

• OVERVIEW
  • The Village of Wappingers Falls CAPI Adapt Committee has conducted a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) as part of its efforts to help the Village prepare for current and future climate change impacts. The CVA is an important step, as it identifies key community assets and vulnerabilities and allows for prioritization of adaptation strategies to prevent as much harm as possible to health, wellbeing, infrastructure, economy, and natural ecosystems in the face of a changing climate. While the Village of Wappingers Falls and neighboring municipalities have created plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, planning for resiliency remains essential. With the CVA and the included Adaptation Plan, the Village hopes to ensure that all people, ecosystems, businesses, and organizations can continue to adapt and thrive despite the growing challenges posed by climate change.

 

• CLIMATE RESILIENCY SURVEY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
  • As one of the first and most important steps of the planning process, the CAPI Adapt Committee created a survey to gather the experiences, concerns, and ideas of Wappingers Falls residents relating to climate vulnerability and adaptation strategies. The Committee reached out to groups across the Village to help distribute the survey to engage as many residents as possible and to adequately represent the diversity of the Village. The Committee has worked to incorporate this survey’s results into the CVA and Adaptation Plan, which has been imperative to creating a plan driven by the needs of Village residents. Similarly, the Committee conducted an additional survey which was sent to numerous community organizations to understand what these organizations need to continue to serve Village residents as climate-related disruptions become more frequent.

 

CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING INSTITUTE  (CAPI)

• Click here for Green House Gases Inventory Report
• Click here for Local Government Operations Climate Action Plan

 

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS (EVCS)

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COMMUNICATION

• Please send comments and questions on the Village of Wappingers Falls Climate Actions to
  VillageClimate@wappingersfallsny.gov