Dealing with climate change is no longer a question of whether we can stop global warming and its effects; it’s whether we can mitigate them, adapt to them, and survive them. “Survive” may seem overly dramatic, especially in the context of talking about colleges, but hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding in recent years have cost universities billions due to damage and disruption, and could potentially cost lives.
Not all colleges have the resources of a major university, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have solid planning and response processes.
The Environmentally Resilient Campus examines the impact climate change has on an institution's emergency planning and risk assessments, and provides expert advice and tips on how to plan for the future. The last several years have shown how quickly and drastically the unthinkable can upend colleges' expectations. That's why college leaders must plan and prepare for managing the unimaginable.
