Carmel was accepted into the IU Environmental Resilience Institute's 2023 Cohort to complete a Climate Vulnerability Assessment and we completed the first phase of the Assessment with the help of a summer intern. After the summer internship was finished, we did not have staff capacity to complete the second phase of the assessment and so the strategy is postponed for now.
Complete Hoosier Resilience Index assessment and climate vulnerability assessment to better understand the impacts of climate change on Carmel and to inform future cost-benefit analyses of proposed climate strategies and projects. The assessment will enable Carmel to plan for the specific climate impacts the city will experience to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
On July 19th we held a Climate Vulnerability Workshop to obtain feedback from Community Experts in different sectors about vulnerabilities for our community and which are the top priorities.
Climate Fellow intern started on May 30th to help with the Vulnerability Assessment. Their last day is August 9th.
The draft is completed and is being reviewed for final approval.