Date:
Sept. 10, 2026
Time:
11:30am - 1pm
Location:
Online via Zoom
Registration:
PAW Members: $30
Non Members: $40
Students: Free
About this Webinar:
Implementing a comprehensive plan’s climate element requires more than adopting policies—it calls for coordinated action across local government, community organizations, utilities, businesses, and the systems that support social, civil, environmental, and economic well-being. This interactive session offers planners a practical framework for moving from policy development to implementation. Drawing on case studies from Washington and Oregon, presenters will demonstrate how early collaboration and meaningful engagement with frontline populations, technical professionals, service providers, contractors, developers, and other implementation partners can produce policies that respond to urgent community needs while advancing long-term climate goals.
Through interactive activities, participants will assemble implementation teams and create inclusive sample implementation plans that identify responsible parties, priorities, timelines, costs, and anticipated impacts. Facilitated discussion and storytelling will explore lessons learned from addressing major mitigation priorities— including building energy and transportation —as well as adaptation challenges such as urban heat, wildfire smoke, water-source protection, and resilient development. Attendees will leave with practical tools for building partnerships beyond the planning department, prioritizing actions, and turning climate policies into coordinated, achievable results.