History of climate adaptation efforts in New York City and New York State

Institutional acceptance of the need for climate change adaptation planning, and the actual incorporation of such into operations, often “starts small” with pioneering efforts at the agency level but then expands over time. This project will map the development of climate change adaptation efforts in New York City and New York State,reviewing the chain of key decisionmaking processes and institutions that have led to the current state of planning and guiding future planning of both. The identification of the the most successful pathways to the incorporation of climate change adaptation into the City and State’s longterm planning, as well as the barriers to adoption, can be useful in streamlining the planning process for other state and local governments.

Investigator: Shiv Someshwar