Blueprint for a Resilient Cascadia

A Transboundary Adaptation Plan for Our Shared Natural Systems

Climate Change is having profound effects on the human and natural communities of Washington and British Columbia. The landscapes that span our shared border have experienced increasing wildfires, floods and other climate-driven disturbances; shifts in the distributions of native species and changes in ecological communities; and a suite of other impacts, all expected to become more pronounced in coming decades. As public and private partners work to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow the pace of warming, we must also work to increase the climate resilience of the region’s natural systems and human communities. A collaborative climate adaptation strategy that supports coordinated action across the region’s many jurisdictional and institutional boundaries will be critical to ensuring its resilience into the future. The Blueprint for a Resilient Cascadia is a living document developed by the Cascadia Partner Forum and its many collaborators to meet this need.