About the Program

Climate Ready Communities brings Whole Community Resilience to local governments through an assisted “Do-It-Yourself” approach with 3 elements:

Free comprehensive climate resilience planning guide for small to medium sized communities
Subscription service for support
Additional support services

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Testimonials

“The Climate Ready Communities program is off to a great start. I was one of the Pre-beta reviewers for this program in Sept 2017, and was impressed by the breadth and detail of the information provided in the Guide. The Geos Institute’s Whole Community climate resilience framework provides a systems approach that a community can actually use and the Guide covers a range of useful topics from community engagement to developing a task force. The tutorials, templates and website will help a community like ours navigate the resilience building process. We look forward to working with the Geos Institute team in the Beta and commercial Pilot stages of their roll-out.”
Dena Winslow, tribal planner and grant writer, Aroostook Band of MicMacs, Presque Isle, ME

“The ClimateWise process organized by the Geos Institute was marvelous in the way it brought together decision makers and citizens to share information about climate change.”
Jan Marx, Mayor, City Of San Luis Obispo
“We were excited to participate in the beta review of the Climate Ready Communities program, given the great experience we had working with the Geos Institute on our initial climate resilience planning several years ago. We had a team from my non-profit organization, the city, and the county conduct the review, and we believe their comprehensive approach shows that they really understand what it is like to do this work in the real world. The templates and tutorials in their subscription service make their 7 Step climate resilience framework accessible for local government and partners. We’re now beyond the beta review phase and are planning to use the Climate Ready Communities framework and subscription service to help with a climate resilience plan for Missoula County. We’re excited about the public launch of this program – the more climate resilient communities the better!”
Amy Cilimburg, Executive Director, Climate Smart Missoula

“The workshop was great! I’m so happy to see efforts like this- it’s exactly what we need.”
Michelle Selmon, Fresno, California

Subscription Service

Our guide is intended to be a do-it-yourself model. However, outside assistance with certain steps of the process can help it move more quickly. To serve these needs, we have developed the Climate Ready Communities subscription service that includes: