A report by Urban Land Institute (ULI) Tampa Bay for the City of St. Petersburg with a particular focus on economic development and social equity strategies. Addressing a changing environment in an equitable way is a challenge that all Tampa Bay communities must grapple with. This report is intended to be a helpful guide region-wide. Catalyst Miami was a contributor.

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A vision for equitable housing policy in south Florida communities and advocates fighting for dignified and sustainable housing for all.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
In July 2019, over 75 Miami-Dade County residents represented their neighborhoods at the Miami Housing & Energy Justice Congress, where over 40 demands related to neighborhood development and energy justice were voiced. This kicked off a seven month revision process collecting public feedback through community meetings. As a result, the Housing Justice in the Face of Climate Change Report was collaboratively developed by over 200 Miami-Dade County residents and stakeholders.

At its core, the Miami Climate Alliance is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to prioritize climate justice in South Florida. The Miami Climate Alliance seeks to achieve equity in resilience by building urgency around community well-being, strengthening networks of community members and organizations, raising awareness of climate change and sea level rise as threats to all forms of justice, and directly supporting those working to implement solutions in frontline neighborhoods now.

This in-depth case study examines Catalyst Miami's work over two decades, evolving to meet the needs of Miami-Dade County's low-wealth communities. The case study was developed for the Kresge Foundation’s Next Generation Human Services Initiative in collaboration with Harvard Business School.

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This strategy is greater Miami's strategy to address resilience challenges prioritized through inter-governmental and community collaboration as part of The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities. Catalyst Miami served on the steering committee and remains deeply involved in implementing this work.

Resilience, for us, means providing the opportunity for every person and every community to bounce back after large-scale flooding events, hurricanes, or economic hardships, and to not only survive, but thrive in the face of sea level rise, expensive housing, challenging traffic, and uncertain labor markets.

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A white paper on hurricane preparedness and responses/best practices after Hurricane Irma.

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These are the recommendations to  help  shape  the  update  of  the  Southeast  Florida  Regional  Climate  Action  Plan, or RCAP 2.0, with special concerns for under-­resourced   communities  in  Miami-­‐Dade,  Broward,  Monroe,  and  Palm  Beach  Counties.  The  four  counties  and  their  municipalities  will  use  the  RCAP  2.0  for  the  next  four  years  as  their   guide  to  reduce  the  region’s  climate  change  pollution  and  build  resilient  communities.  The   recommendations  that  emerged  from  the  summit  offer  strategies  for  county  and  city  leaders,  advocacy   groups  and  residents  in  underserved  areas  to  strengthen  capacity,  leadership  and  resilience  in   overburdened  communities  at  the  front  lines  of  climate  change  effects.

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A report by the US National Water Alliance which presents a water equity framework, drawing on the wisdom and innovation of hundreds of leaders from across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. This report spotlights promising strategies for ensuring that all people have access to safe, clean, affordable water, benefit from water infrastructure investment, and are resilient in the face of a changing climate.

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