The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact Sustainable Communities Leadership Academy October 14, 2014.

The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change

Compact

Sustainable Communities Leadership Academy October 14, 2014

Introduction to Southeast Florida

4 counties109 cities5.8 million residents1/3 state’s population and GDP

Common watershed and airshed,

Shared natural systems

Interconnected

Compact CommitmentsFramework:

•Collaborate on Policy

•Develop Regional Baselines for Planning

•Create Regional Climate Action Plan

• Host Annual summits

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Summit Planning Team 

Policy Development, Coordination & Advocacy Team

 Regional

Climate Team

(Administrators & Managers) (Administrators & Managers) Mayors and/or Boards of County

Commissioners & Municipal Leaders

Compact Staff Steering Committee

Compact Organizational Structure

Establishment of Staff Steering Committee•Two representatives from each

county government•One municipal representative

from each county •Non-voting representatives

▫Facilitator ▫Regional Agencies▫Environmental

Summit Planning Team 

Policy Development, Coordination & Advocacy Team

 Regional

Climate Team

Compact Staff Steering Committee

Compact Organizational Structure

Shoreline Resilience

Work Group

Sea Level Rise Work GroupClimate Indicators

Work Group

Federal Partners,

and Programs

Agency Alignment and Action

4 CountiesRegional Climate Action Plan

State ResiliencyStrategy

County-wideFocus

Questions?

http://southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org