Adaptation and Resilience Resources for New Yorkers

Overview

As a national leader on strengthening community resilience, New York has a wide range of adaptation and resilience resources available to New Yorkers, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities. This page compiles a variety of state, federal, and community-based resources to help you create a resilience plan, prepare for or recover from an emergency, find funding and implement resilience projects, or learn more about climate change adaptation and resilience.

Whether you are a homeowner, business owner, renter, not-for-profit organization, or a municipality, this page lists adaptation and resilience resources based on your needs as an individual. If you aren’t sure where to start or what type of resources you may need, filtering based on who you are can be a good way to start. Click on the filter option below that best describes you or who you are searching for, or type in a keyword to see a condensed list of applicable resources listed in alphabetical order.

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All Adaptation and Resilience Resources for New Yorkers

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Outside view of flooded white house and garage
Homeowner, Business Owner, Not-for-profit organizations, Emergency Preparedness, Coastal Resources
Blue Buffers Program

New York State Homes and Community Renewal's Office of Resilient Homes and Communities administers the Blue Buffers program. This voluntary buy-out property program for property owners who are at extreme risk of flooding due to climate events.

Flooding of Schenectady's Stockade historic district
Resident, Emergency Preparedness
Citizens Preparedness Corps

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services gives residents tools and resource to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible.

People walking and jogging along waterfront walkway of Huson River Park
Municipality, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Funding and Implementation
Climate Smart Communities

Climate Smart Communities is an interagency New York State program that supports local efforts to meet the economic, social, and environmental challenges of climate change. Coordinators are available to provide free technical assistance and facilitate local action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Mockup of Kingston, NY as a climate adaptive community
Municipality, Not-for-profit organizations, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Informational, Nature-based solutions
Climate-Adaptive Communities in the Hudson River Estuary

The Hudson River Estuary Climate Resilience Program works with partners to engage, educate, and empower communities in the estuary watershed to adapt to climate change using natural, nature-based, and equitable approaches.

Flooded homes along Lake Ontario shoreline with flood protection measures
Business Owner, Homeowner, Municipality, Not-for-profit organizations, Resident, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Nature-based solutions, Informational, Coastal Resources
Coastal Resiliency and Economic Development Guidance

In order to build resilience, reduce the risk of future property damage, and minimize habitat impacts, the DEC has compiled general guidelines for coastal design and development projects. The goal of these guidelines is to share technical data, regulatory guidance, best practices, and available resources for development along the dynamic shorelines of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Explore planning resources for building and design, wetland considerations, regulatory standards and more. 

One hiker helping another up a mountain
Municipality, Funding and Implementation, Not-for-profit organizations
Community Assistance Teams

EFC’s Community Assistance Teams can help you access state and federal funding to address your water infrastructure needs.

water dripping from faucet
Homeowner, Resident, Municipality, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Emergency Preparedness
DEC Drought Conditions

Learn more about how NYS DEC determines when there is a drought, the current drought conditions, and the different drought stages.