Fiscal Resilience

In a world of constrained resources, communities need new ways to plan for and invest in the future. Resilience Districts are one path forward. CA FWD and Resilient Cities Catalyst are turning Resilience Districts from statute into practice through the Resilience District Incubator project.

CA FWD and Resilient Cities Catalyst are turning Climate Resilience Districts from statute into practice through the Resilience District Incubator project.

CA FWD, Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC), and Climate Resolve announce the four winning projects for seed grant funding and pro bono project development support through the California Resilience Implementation Accelerator.

This is the sixth installment in a blog series from CA FWD and Insurance for Good, our partner in developing an actionable guidebook that outlines replicable funding and financing strategies for risk reduction and resilience.

In some ways, the business case for resilience looks more like preventative healthcare or early childhood education than traditional capital planning or infrastructure finance—early action creates the greatest value.

California has an opportunity to advance a more strategic and durable approach to resilience.

By engaging local economic actors as co-beneficiaries, and co-investors, governments can move from isolated public spending to shared solutions.

CA FWD and Resources Legacy Fund convened legislative staff at the State Capitol for a briefing titled From Homes to Markets: Wildfire Risk in the Built Environment and Economy.