Climate Resilience

Climate resilience begins with understanding how the climate system works, how climate impacts people, and how human actions influence climate change. Awareness of extreme wind, temperature, water, food, and energy change involves knowing about the diverse environmental, ethical, economic, cultural, and civic diversity worldwide. Most importantly, it is about being prepared. People who survive hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, droughts, and high temperatures suffer from extreme weather conditions that disrupt human settlements and threaten access to water, food, energy, and shelter. We mustn’t assume that we can live anywhere under any conditions or that we can travel anywhere under any conditions. With the increased frequency of extreme weather conditions destroying homes, access to energy, food, clean water, and shelter, we must evaluate climate conditions and possibilities before choosing where to live. We must become knowledgeable about our resources wherever we live. Once settled, we must have backup plans to shelter during dangerous storms. Around the world, all people are susceptible to extreme weather conditions. Planning for safe shelter, stocking up on water and food, and having emergency energy sources are key.