Pilot Program Begins in May

Geos Institute has announced that the commercial pilot program for its Climate Ready Communities subscription service will begin in May, 2018. A limited number of slots are still available on a first come, first served basis.

For more information on the pilot program, please visit our pilot page.

Jessica Leonard April 2, 2018 News

Climate Ready Communities Announcement

Climate Ready Communities - A Practical Guide to Building Resilience In an effort to help local leaders build climate resilience at an affordable cost, the Geos Institute announced its Climate Ready Communities^SM program at the 2017 ICMA annual conference in San Antonio, TX on Oct 22, 2017.

Our goal for this new program is to ensure that communities of all sizes in the US and Canada have effective climate resilience programs in place to protect their people, natural resources, infrastructure, and culture. This means solving the affordability challenge in climate resilience planning.

The Climate Ready Communities program will include a free, comprehensive Practical Guide to Building Resilience. This Guide is based on 10 years of experience helping communities understand and adapt to changing climate conditions, and our proven Whole Community framework.

Jessica Leonard November 17, 2017 News

Join our Pilot Program

We are seeking communities to be a part of our commercial pilot program. Enrollment will be on a first come, first served basis to fill a limited number of slots.

Learn more about the program.

Testimonials

“The Climate Ready Communities program is off to a great start. I was one of the Beta reviewers for this program in March 2018, and was impressed by the breadth and detail of the information provided in the Practical Guide for Developing Climate Resilience. The Geos Institute’s 7-step framework for developing climate resilience 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.”
Dena Winslow, tribal planner and grant writer, Aroostook Band of MicMacs, Presque Isle, ME
“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 plan 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
“Climate Ready Communities has given the City of Warren the means and resources necessary to begin meaningful dialogues about climate change, mitigation, and adaptation in a way that leads to community-driven actions that can be implemented by way of local and county governments through actions organized by steering committees.”
City of Warren, MN
“The Climate Ready Communities Beta was an informative and inspiring process. It has provided clear direction for Corinth’s climate resiliency planning efforts using an easily understandable framework. The Climate Ready Communities guidebook will, without a doubt, enhance Corinth’s ability to prepare for an uncertain future by addressing those unique threats that may impact our community. We are grateful to the Geos Institute for providing us with an opportunity to participate in this process and we are optimistic about the prospect of receiving continued guidance from the Geos Institute’s respected experts.”
Patrick Hubbard, MPA, Development Coordinator, City of Corinth