Austin officials are now developing a new resilience plan with a focus on heat mitigation, including researching new ways to combat heat and securing funding to tackle disparities between communities.
"In addition to physical adaptations we have found that increasing social connectivity helps increase community resilience to extreme heat," says Laura Patiño, the city's chief resiliency officer. "The city has established six resilience hubs to meet the daily climate stressors of city residents while building long-standing community assets and systems of support."
