Climate Adaptation Plan

The Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP), funded by the State’s Adaptation Planning Grant Program, provides a climate adaptation and resilience framework for both unincorporated Lake County and the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport. The CAP process included preparation of a Climate Vulnerability Analysis, identification of problem statements based on the Climate Vulnerability Analysis, community engagement, and development of adaptation goals and strategies organized around Lake County’s Pillars of Landscape Resilience, a framework that guides integrated approaches to building community and ecological resilience across the region. The project team prepared the CAP concurrently with the update of the County’s General Plan to ensure consistency between the effort.

During preparation of the CAP County and City Staff engaged the community and stakeholders through an inclusive, transparent, and collaborative process to learn about lived experiences in adaptation and gain local knowledge of resilience practices to ensure the CAP builds off existing adaptation efforts and improves the resilience of all communities in the county. The CAP highlights and builds upon the resilience projects already being implemented by the County, local organizations, and Tribes to strengthen countywide resilience and collaboration.