Providence Resilience Partnership

As a Coastal City, Providence must plan NOW for what climate change will bring.

The Providence Resilience Partnership brings together businesses, academic institutions, nonprofits, community groups & residents to:

Drive leading-edge climate resilience practice to help Providence prepare for climate threats
Catalyze strategic planning, prioritization & implementation to address severe weather, sea level rise & other climate change impacts
Build understanding & consensus for resilient, equitable & environmentally sustainable long-term climate solutions for all our residents

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What You Can Do About Stormwater

March 17, 2025 NEWS

Thanks to @sustainpvd for these tips to manage stormwater & help avoid contributing to stormwater pollution! Capture rain & reuse Disconnecting your downspout from the stormwater system helps improve water quality & provides a household with water for gardening. Buy a rain barrel, make your own, or check out RI DEM’s resources for other approaches to saving the runoff from your roof. Slow the flow with green infrastructure Rain gardens & other green spaces act as semi stormwater blockades; they absorb water & can be…

Events

Contribute to RI’s Climate Action Strategy!

April 29, 2025 EVENT

Join RIDEM in a virtual session April 29 from 11:00am-1:00pm to talk about the state’s next big next step in implementing Rhode Island’s widely recognized Act on Climate. The 2025 RI Climate Action Strategy (RICAS) has been conducting a series of virtual and in person stakeholder discussions throughout the state. Come learn and talk about various topics related to climate change! For increased access, these virtual meetings can be translated into the language of your choice on Zoom via closed captioning. REGISTER NOW KEY ELEMENTS of 2025 RICAS Energy…

Resilience & Adaptation Media Coverage

ABC News: Climate change has disproportionately impacted these vulnerable US communities

ING: Decarbonisation & climate resiliency step into the spotlight for the US buildings sector

Eurativ: 91% of European cities look to nature-based solutions in face of climate change

Mercer: Climate and workforce health: Start building resiliency now.

NLC: Building Equitable Climate Resilience

Smart Cities: What 54 climate adaptation plans say about how communities are preparing

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$$ Available Federal Funding

USDA: USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support

EPA: (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience Fund

NSF: Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet

NEH: Cultural and Community Resilience

EPA: Environmental & Climate Justice Community Change Grants

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