One of the most anticipated COPs – COP26 – has now been over for a few days. Our three Second Nature team members who attended in-person: Tim, Steve, and Noa are all back state-side, and are no longer jet lagged! After giving them some time to reflect on their own COP26 experiences, I followed-up with […]

SECOND ROUND Congratulations to the Awarded Higher Ed Institutions!     Thank you to the colleges and universities who submitted applications for this round! A tremendous thank you to the application review committee:Susan Kidd, Agnes Scott College | Kaede Kawauchi, Intentional Endowments Network (IEN) | Terri Taylor, Lumina Foundation | Bre’Anna Brooks, Chesapeake Bay Trust […]

Friday, April 30th was Arbor Day in Illinois and to celebrate, we proclaimed UIC’s tree accomplishments to all 47,000+ faculty, staff and students. We have been recognized, once again, as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution for our efforts in 2020. We put a lot of work into our urban forestry management, and we are […]

Pro Bono Consulting Opportunity   Congratulations to the following colleges and universities who were awarded pro bono consulting! Climate Action Planning:Carleton College (Northfield, MN) Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR) State University of New York: SUNY Cortland (Cortland, NY) and University at Albany (Albany, NY) The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) The University of the […]

Round One Information Congratulations to the Following Round One Winners: Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA Bard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson, NY California State University, ChicoChico, CA Central Community CollegeGrand Island, NE Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY   Institute of American Indian ArtsSanta Fe, NM The University of ArizonaTucson, AZ University at Albany – State University of New YorkAlbany, NY University of […]

California State University, Long Beach organized and facilitated a campus-community Resilience Charrette in 2018, based on the Community Resilience Building workshop format. This report outlines the process and summary of findings from the workshop. The workshop included participants from campus and the broader Long Beach community.   Download.

This resource details general background about climate resilience. Second Nature defines resilience as the ability of a system or community to survive disruption and to anticipate, adapt, and flourish in the face of change. This resource expands on the definition and includes key characteristics of resilience. It also compares resilience to other related movements such […]

This quadrant is a tool to help higher education institutions organize potential activities to increase resilience. It can help institutions decide what resilience initiatives to include in a new or updated Climate Action Plan (CAP). There are many strategies institutions can use to organize and prioritize action steps for inclusion in the CAP. The Resilience […]

<<Back to Resilience Home This page contains a list of tools and resources to aid institutions in leading resilience workshops and creating plans to increase their own resilience.   Campus Evaluation of Resilience Dimensions The Campus Evaluation of Resilience Dimensions is a checklist to help schools assess the five dimensions of resilience, and complete the Resilience […]

This resource contains information on engaging stakeholders during the resilience assessment and planning process. Stakeholders from the campus and the surrounding community are essential to the establishment and maintenance of resilience plans. This resource provides examples of important stakeholders from the campus and from the community. It also provides guidance on how to approach and […]

A core component of completing a Resilience Assessment is identifying initial indicators to assess resilience and measure progress over time. Indicators are features or characteristics of the campus and/or community that the school wishes to assess. Indicators may be assessed through a qualitative description, or through quantitative metrics. Metrics are specific values or data points […]

This resource contains information on identifying an institution’s strengths, assets, and vulnerabilities as part of the resilience assessment and planning process. Second Nature recommends beginning the resilience assessment by identifying strengths and assets. Strengths and assets are existing features, capacities, characteristics, and resources that will help a campus and its community cope with climate change. […]

Envisioning future scenarios can aid campuses in identifying common ground between various stakeholders and creating a positive vision of the future. This can be an important part of completing a Campus-Community Resilience Assessment. This resource provides guidance on facilitating a resilience visualization. Download.