addressing climate change adaptation in regional transportation plans

State-of-the-Practice Climate Change Adaptation Activities for California MPOs and RTPAsAppendixinfrastructure, and protection levels. The Adaption Assessment Guidebookincludes an eight step process to inventory at-risk infrastructure and developadaptation strategies to address risks (Figure 2). These steps are designed to beincorporated into risk management, maintenance and operations, and capitalplanning processes of agencies.1. Identify current and future climate hazards2. Conduct inventory of infrastructure and assets3. Characterize risk of climate change on infrastructure4. Develop initial adaptation strategies5. Identify opportunities for coordination6. Link strategies to capital and rehabilitation cycles7. Prepare and implement adaptation plans8. Monitor and reassessFigure 2.Adaptation Assessment Steps Developed by NPCCSource: NPCC Climate Change Adaptation: Building a Risk Management Response.Cambridge Systematics, Inc. B-3