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Mandatory Credits

Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment

Welcoming Communities in an Era of Climate Change

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM MT
Location: Channel 3
CM: 1 Sustainability and Resilience
Division Endorsement: Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division
The Climate Migration Playbook, recently published by Welcoming America, is designed to help planners better plan for climate migration and build more resilient communities. The presentation covers:
  • What is climate migration and who is a newcomer?
  • Will climate change bring newcomers to my community?
  • Who might arrive?
  • How can my community build capacity to respond?
  • What welcoming infrastructure do communities need to think about to prepare for newcomers?
  • How can I build connections with newcomers?
  • How does welcoming advance resilience and sustainability?
  • How can I grow community-side support for this work?
Each topic is supported by community case studies and examples, supporting worksheets, and other resources.

Learning Objectives:

  • Share concepts of climate migration and identify who might arrive as newcomers to communities.
  • Identify strategies and apply tools to build community capacity to respond to climate migration and build connections with newcomers.
  • Link welcoming principles to advancing community sustainability and resiliency, and grow community support for this work.