Building Climate Resilient Cities for Sustainable Future

1. Building Sustainability • Martin J. Chavez • Executive Director • ICLEI – Local Governments • for Sustainability USA

2. Source: www.192021.org

20. Source: Pew

21. ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability 6 Continents 15 Offices 68 Countries 1200 Local Governments Mitigation Adaptation Sustainability

22. ICLEI USA 7 Offices 40 Staff Members 600 Local Governments Mitigation Adaptation Sustainability

23. 5 Milestone Process

24. Measuring Up

25. Leveraging the Network

26. Adaptation • ICLEI USA’s Adaptation Milestones • Conduct a Climate Resiliency Study • Set Preparedness Goals • Develop Preparedness Plan • Implement Preparedness Plan • Measure Progress & Evaluate Plan

27. $84M Daily$31B Annually Homes in Outlying Areas Mean: New Roads New Public Buildings Higher Fuel Consumption Increased Government Services The Cost of Sprawl to American Taxpayers Source: Sprawl Costs

28. 25% Less Sprawl Over 25 Years ?Projected Financial Impact on Americans • $2.6B Saved in Water and Sewer Costs • 4.6M less hookups • $110B Saved in Road Costs • 188,000 lane miles • $420B Saved in Development Costs • $16,000 drop in average home price • $219B Saved in Driving Costs • 56M fewer miles driven daily Source: Sprawl Costs

29. The Infrastructure Gap The [Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Needs Gap] provides a useful way to gauge what additional infrastructure investment will be required over a 20 year period for public sewer and water systems to comply with existing law. Many organizations and commentators suggest that the gap is somewhere between $500 billion and $1 trillion. -Mayors Water Council Local Government Expenditures for Sewer and Water – 1991 to 2005

32. Paseo del Volcan Source: NM DOT

33. West Brazos Jr. High

35. Joel Pett’s Editorial Cartoons

36. Thank You • Martin J. Chavez • martin.chavez@iclei.org