Mapping Social Vulnerability to Climate Change
How might you use this data to inform climate action in your community or through your work?

Demonstrate to communities that real impacts are happening in order to build support to align public climate goals with public investments (divest pensio

Prioritizing follow-up & dynamic assessment of targeted high vulnerability areas

Use it to engage organizations in the community not currently engaged in climate change.

Target NZE development in areas that have double vulnerbility - heat, flooding in Chelsea, Revere, East Boston, etc.

Target communities who are/will be most heavily effected and share data

Overlay with other social determinants and create partnership

Translate through visual strategies to expand awareness

Focus resources in most vulnerable areas, overlay languages & other demographics to understand staff needed to best engage these communities in solutions.

Anticipate and pre-position support during adverse events

Review climate vulnerability maps, develop strategies based on most socially vulnerable populations.

Partner with neighboring municipalities on vulnerable areas that are on/adjacent to our borders

Target deep energy efficiency building retrofits

Identify vulnerable neighborhoods to target energy efficiency outreach.

Useful graphics to educate legislators for budget and municipal vulnerability

Target geographic areas of town where flood resilience work is most needed.

Use a community forum to present and discuss the data. Get ideas from those affected.

Encourage cross municipal border/ political support

Identify communities of interest for outreach and engagement

Use heat maps to locate cooling centers, tree planting, etc.

Use the maps to determine where to go to "meet people where they are"

Use similar methodology to develop data and maps for other regions in the state

Alignment of climate and social vulnerability data into town Master Plan

Take data to local elected officials to inform policies.

Bring maps to meetings to raise awareness of disparate impacts

Put green infrastructure like storm water parks in most affected neighborhoods

Focusing community outreach to most vulnerable areas

Understanding who and where to prioritize

Include in educational programming

to understand if there are particular regions in my community where we should focus outreach efforts.

Prioritize projects in areas most vulnerable

Target building renovation projects to at-risk areas

Prioritize infrastructure investments for greatest impact

Find the hotspots of climate vulnerability to prioritize action

Targeted communities for outreach and program engagement

Share data with community and translate it so it becomes relevant