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
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The Compact remembers Jack Osterholt, former deputy mayor in Miami-Dade and county manager in Broward
The Compact is saddened by the loss of resilience champion, friend, and Miami-Dade County former Director and Deputy Mayor, Jack Osterholt. Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience shared the following tribute. “For those fortunate enough to have worked directly with him, Jack was witty, kind, and most of all, a man of tremendous vision. Jack came
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Miami-Dade’s new sea rise strategy: build higher and back away from the water
Miami-Dade’s new strategy for adapting to sea level rise comes down to two main ideas: build up higher and back away from the water. That could look like building elevated homes straight out of the Florida Keys, or buying out whole streets of homes on the riverfront, or shorelines lined with mangroves instead of condos.
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The Compact remembers Rep. Kristin Jacobs
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact family lost one of our greatest friends and champions on April 11: The Honorable Kristin Jacobs, State Representative and former Broward County Commissioner. Her death, at age 60, was a huge loss not only to her family and friends, but also the people of our region and the
