[CCCNFBW] COUNTY KICKS-OFF CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING SERIES WITH SURVEY ON SEVERE WEATHER

[Merribeth Greenberg]

While this may not seem like it is Blindness or disability related, it is
good for us to fill out surveys about actions for severe weather events so
the County knows how to react and help us when these events happen.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is seeking community input to help plan for
climate change through a series of activities throughout the year to inform
the county’s new climate chapter for its comprehensive plan.

With the passage of HB 1181 during the 2023 Washington State legislative
session, Clark County is now required to add a climate change element into
its Comprehensive Plan. The new climate chapter will include actions the
county can take over the next 20 years to improve community resilience,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and benefit overburdened communities that
will disproportionately suffer from the compounding environmental impacts
and natural hazards due to climate change.

To start, members of the Clark County community are invited to complete a
survey to share how they and their families have been affected by severe
weather events and weather patterns.

   - The survey is available in multiple languages.
   - Responses are requested *by* *5pm Sunday, May 12.*
   - Surveys are available online at:
   https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/climate-change-planning.
   - Print copies may be requested by contacting 564.397.4968.

Feedback provided through the survey will inform the development of the
resilience component of the climate chapter and what actions the county can
take to prepare for and cope with future severe weather events and weather
patterns.

Community members will have additional opportunities to provide feedback on
this project later in the year. The entire climate event series includes:

*Resilience*

   - *Spring 2024:* Survey to collect community member experience and needs
   related to severe weather events and weather patterns. The survey
   <https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/climate-change-planning> will
   be available through May 12.
   - *Early summer 2024:* Community workshop to seek ideas about how to
   address climate resilience in the unincorporated county.

*Pollution Reduction*

   - *Late summer 2024: *Survey to collect community member priorities on
   reducing greenhouse gas pollution in Clark County.
   - *Fall 2024:* Community workshop seeking ideas about how to address
   greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the unincorporated county.

*Adoption Process*

   - *2025: *Residents will have the opportunity to submit comments or
   testify to the Planning Commission and County Council about the county’s
   proposed climate chapter for the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.

To learn more about county climate planning, sign up for project updates,
or submit a comment, please visit the project website at
https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/climate-change-planning.

The county’s Climate Project is being funded by a state grant. The
Washington Department of Commerce climate planning grant is supported with
funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA supports
Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to
work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public
health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.
Beth Greenberg
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