Advancing Resilience Solutions Through Regional Action
About the Compact
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact is a decade-old partnership between Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties, to work collaboratively to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions, implement adaptation strategies, and build climate resilience within their own communities and across the Southeast Florida region.
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“Five years ago, local leaders down here, Republicans and Democrats, formed the bipartisan Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact — an agreement to work together to fight climate change. And it’s become a model not just for the country, but for the world.”
– President Barack Obama
Compact News and Events
2023 Legislative Session Wrap-up
Authored by Janet Bowman, Senior Policy Advisory, The Nature Conservancy Florida Chapter The 2023 Florida Legislature finished its work on May 5th, passing a record $117 billion dollar budget. Below are the key takeaways for local and tribal governments as it relates to resilience and mitigation efforts. Appropriations Given the positive state revenue outlook, SB
Broward County Historic Rain Event Reinforces the Need for Robust Resilience Advancements
Rainfall intensification is an increasingly challenging aspect of compound flood risk impacting Southeast Florida communities, which is exacerbated by a changing climate. April’s historic rain event, where roughly 88 billion gallons of rain fell across south-central Broward County within a several-day period, left many stranded or trapped in their homes and vehicles, caused millions in
The Compact to Develop a Comprehensive Regional Plan for Quantified Emission Reduction Measures
The Compact partners have recently submitted an application to the EPA to advance work under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program. The $1 million planning grant available through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 will position the region’s local and tribal governments to be competitive for the next phase of discretionary awards (a
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