Ideally, the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP) serves as a roadmap to identify sustainability issues and propose implementable and measurable solutions that lead to positive results. The CAAP should identify opportunities for economic and social gain through proposed mitigations and adaptations.

The CAAP will incorporate several goals and objectives, one of the most notable being compliance with State greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. The CAAP also aligns with the State’s efforts to grow the capacity for local jurisdictions and regional agencies to respond to, withstand, and efficiently recover from adverse climate scenarios such as long periods of drought, extreme heat, and power outages.