Engagement Phase 2 Completed and Report Published

San Juan County has released the Phase 2 Engagement Report for climate resilience planning. This comprehensive summary of community feedback from the second phase of outreach will guide the development of the County’s Climate Element (CE) and Climate Action Plan (CAP). This process of gathering critical input will shape the direction of the County’s ongoing efforts to address climate change and enhance local resilience through informed, community-driven policymaking. Read the full report here.

The purpose of Phase 2 engagement was to continue educating Islanders about the CE and CAP process and to understand their resilience and emissions reduction action ideas and priorities. We developed two posters to support many in person events attended by County staff and Climate Collaborators to collect feedback. Details of that feedback can be found in the report.

The feedback from Phase 2 of engagement will be incorporated into CE policy and CAP actions. Strategies and action that rose to the top in community engagement will be prioritized in climate policy and action development. Feedback from this engagement phase will help inform the development of outreach for the next phase of outreach, which will focus in on further on prioritizing strategies and actions.