Earlier this year, ULI held applications for the California-Nevada Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange. ULI SF is excited to partner with the City of San José for this exchange program to identify best practices and funding strategies for implementing the city’s forthcoming Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (CARP). The CARP project focuses on addressing site-specific vulnerabilities to flooding and extreme heat, strengthening equitable community engagement, and supporting long-term climate resilience for the city’s most at-risk populations.

About the Program

Six participating governments were selected to analyze local resilience issues and explore land use and real estate strategies for enhancing community readiness to climate impacts and other environmental vulnerabilities. Each government will work with the staff and members from their closest ULI District Council to complete the program. The six participating municipalities and District Councils are:

• City of Long Beach with ULI Los Angeles
• Nevada State University with ULI Nevada
• City of Needles with ULI Orange County/Inland Empire
• City and County of Sacramento ULI Sacramento
• City of San Diego with ULI San Diego
• City of San José with ULI San Francisco

This year-long program aims to advance innovative solutions to regional land use and climate resilience issues through collaboration between local governments, public sector leaders, and the real estate industry. Hosted from April 2025 to April 2026, the program will facilitate connections, dialogue, and expert exchange to explore strategies for creating resilient and sustainable communities through land use and real estate interventions.

The built environment plays a critical role in enhancing a community’s ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from the effects of climate change and physical climate hazards. Thoughtful building design and land use policy can mitigate the impacts of extreme weather and other environmental risks, allow flexibility as conditions change, and promote community health. Although climate change and environmental vulnerabilities are worldwide issues that transcend geographic boundaries, localized strategies can help ensure that adaptation addresses unique community needs.