Find interactive websites, reports, mapping and other tools to help you achieve your resilience goals. To narrow down the list, use the check boxes and then scroll down to click the "Apply" button located below the list of options.
Use this resource to: See how vulnerability and climate change risk intersect at the census tract and county levels. Compare tracts to one another, type in an address to see its data, identify areas to prioritize for investment and more. The map includes data on physical health, transportation, temperature-related deaths, costs of climate disasters and more.
Hosted by: Environmental Defense Fund
Released: 2023
Use this resource to: Use this site to know when to trigger drought responses or declare drought emergencies in North Carolina. The U.S. Drought Monitor updates its maps every Thursday to show where drought is and how bad it is. Note that the U.S. Drought Monitor is not a forecast; instead, it looks back in time, providing a “snapshot” of very recent conditions.
Hosted by: National Drought Mitigation Center; NOAA - Climate Prediction Center
Released: 1999
Use this resource to: View the history of drought impacts in North Carolina and other states. Sort the list of impacts by season, date and sector (e.g., Agriculture, Plants and Wildlife, Society and Public Health). View information about each historically observed drought impact.
Hosted by: National Drought Mitigation Center; NOAA - Climate Prediction Center
Released: 1999
Use this resource to: Access the federal government’s data, decision-support products, resources and information on drought. The site focuses on drought monitoring and prediction, planning, preparedness and applied research. Resources aim to help decision-makers proactively manage drought-related risks and strengthen communities’ resilience to drought.
Hosted by: NOAA
Released: 2008
Use this resource to: Read the report and related resources developed for the NC General Assembly on flood resiliency in eastern North Carolina. The resource includes an implementation plan, an evaluation of policies related to floodplain management and buyouts, an assessment of critical infrastructure vulnerability, a review of public health impacts and more.
Hosted by: UNC Policy Collaboratory
Released: 2021
Use this resource to: Understand how to use the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to implement climate resilience projects that help protect and restore waterways. The document also provides information on how the Revolving Loan Fund works, the new subsidies provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the support applicants can receive to pay for upfront costs.
Hosted by: American Rivers
Released: 2023
Use this resource to: Access a set of six guides to help local community members and leaders address land use-related environmental injustices in the face of climate change. Guides focus on equitable flood risk management, land use planning and zoning, public participation and more. Each guide provides an overview of federal laws and policies and includes case studies.
Hosted by: American Rivers
Released: 2020