Days Until Our
2023 Conference!

Accelerating resiliency planning in communities across the Commonwealth

Search

Understanding Virginia’s Vulnerability to Climate Change

Home » Community Action » Effective and Informed Leadership » Understanding Virginia’s Vulnerability to Climate Change

Understanding Virginia’s Vulnerability to Climate Change

Home » Community Action » Effective and Informed Leadership » Understanding Virginia’s Vulnerability to Climate Change

This report from the Georgetown Climate Center and Old Dominion University’s Mitigation & Adaptation Research Institute touches on two threats to Virginia’s communities: rising seas, flooding, and extreme storms; and threats from extreme heat.

From the introduction: Communities across Virginia are increasingly vulnerable to severe weather influenced by changes in our climate. Population centers near the coast and tidal rivers are experiencing more flooding, farmers are increasingly contending with drought risks, and health problems are likely to be exacerbated by extreme heat and polluted air. Solutions to manage these risks exist, and implementing them will make our communities more resilient to the new conditions and challenges of our changing climate.

The report is available online as a PDF document. For additional information visit the Georgetown Climate Center website and Old Dominion University’s Mitigation & Adaptation Research Institute website.

Become a Member
Become a Sponsor
Become a Volunteer

Sign Up for E-News

Get news and notifications from Resilient Virginia.

The Resilience Calendar

  • RVCA Agriculture Working Group
    Date: October 31, 2024
    Location:

    Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance Working Group monthly meeting. Register here to get the zoom link to join the call.

  • RVCA Agriculture Working Group
    Date: October 31, 2024
    Location: Virtual

    Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance Working Group monthly meeting. Register here to get the zoom link to join the call.

  • 2024 Southeast Blueprint workshop for WV, VA & KY
    Date: November 1, 2024
    Location:

    In this 1.5-hour workshop, you will review Blueprint 2024 within WV, VA & KY. You will be able to zoom in on areas that you know and provide spatially explicit feedback on the Blueprint, capturing…

  • Ecological Drought: Future of Aquatic Flows
    Date: November 4, 2024
    Location:

    This webinar will explore how climate change is altering aquatic flows in streams and rivers across the country. Implications of how the nexus of climate and aquatic flows may impact aquatic ecosystem management will…

Latest News & Resources

Building Regional Capacity One Relationship at a Time

In the Fall of 2023, Resilient Virginia formed the Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance, a regional climate collaborative for Central and Southwest Virginia. One year in, the RVCA has established working groups, surveyed PDCs, and brought together cross-sector stakeholders for a priority-setting meeting. Read more to see what’s planned moving forward.

Read More »