Planning and investing for a resilient California: A guidebook for state agencies

Executive Order (EO) B-30-15 (April 2015; Appendix A) identified three
actions to advance adaptation and resilience:

1. Preparation of Implementation Action Plans to identify the steps that
will be taken to realize the goals in Safeguarding California;
2. Direction to all State agencies to consider climate change in all planning and investment, including infrastructure investment; and
3. Direction to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to
establish a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to provide state agencies
with guidance on how to integrate climate change into planning and
investment.

This document is the product of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) formed under EO B-30-15. The TAG was comprised of representatives from a majority of agencies, departments, offices and commissions of the Governor’s executive branch, and members of the public, including local and regional governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector (see Appendix B).

This guidance document is designed to inform planning and investment processes to address the two primary elements of resilience – planning for future conditions and doing planning itself differently. This document introduces a four step process and a set of resilient decision making principles for state agencies.