Boston Receives $350K Grant for Climate Change Preparedness

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The City of Boston has received $350,000 in funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support climate preparedness, as part of the state’s Office of Coastal Zone Management’s Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday.

The grant will support the Boston Climate Preparedness Planning Initiative, a project led by the City’s Office of Environment, Energy and Open Space in partnership with the Boston Green Ribbon Commission.

“Boston is keenly aware of its vulnerability to sea-level rise and the other effects of climate change,” said Mayor Walsh.

Walsh went on to say, “We are working hard to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases and ensure that we are prepared for the changes that we cannot prevent, as laid out in the Greenovate Boston Climate Action Plan that I released in January. I want to thank the Commonwealth for this grant, which will give a significant boost to our climate preparedness efforts.”

The Boston Climate Preparedness Planning Initiative will generate critical solutions for resilient neighborhoods, infrastructure and governance that help the region thrive and grow in the face of long-term climate uncertainties. In particular, it will identify “critical resiliency focus areas” and develop an initial portfolio of concrete solutions for each area.

The project is a joint initiative of the City of Boston, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission.