"This book serves as a guide for local governments and private enterprises as they navigate the unchartered waters of investing in climate change adaptation and resilience. This book serves not only as a resource guide for identifying potential funding sources but also as a roadmap for asset management and public finance processes. It highlights practical synergies between funding mechanisms, as well as the conflicts that may arise between varying interests and strategies. While the main focus of this work is on the State of California, this book offers broader insights for how states, local governments and private enterprises can take those critical first steps in investing in society's collective adaptation to climate change"--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• List of acronyms and abbreviations
• List of figures, tables and boxes
• 1 Introduction
  • How to use this guide
  • Momentum shaping adaptation finance
  • What is resilience and adaptation?
  • Challenges and opportunities of adaptation finance
• 2 Climate adaptation and asset management
  • Asset management processes
  • Adaptation strategies
  • From asset management to integrated portfolio management
  • Emerging barriers to execution
• 3 Funding and financing adaptation
  • Local government
  • Public and private utilities
  • State government
  • Federal government
  • Civic and private sectors
  • Alternative funding models
• 4 Assessing funding and financing options
  • Project screening
  • Evaluating funding sources
  • Strategic positioning of projects
• 5 Social equity considerations
  • Quantitative weighting
  • Qualitative evaluation
• 6 Private sector
  • Risks and opportunities
  • Community resilience and business continuity
• 7 Climate services
  • Indicators and activities
  • Products and services
  • Procurement considerations
• 8 Moving forward
• Bibliography
• Appendix
• List of online resources
• Glossary
• Index