ORCCA Learning Series: Fall 2026
The ORCCA Learning Series is a new three-part series designed to help local governments and community organizations move adaptation from planning into practice. Across these three facilitated sessions, you'll explore how to navigate climate risk assessments, build organizational structures that sustain adaptation through change, and make the financial case for investment. Whether you're leading adaptation initiatives or supporting climate-informed decisions in your organization, you'll leave each session with tools and strategies you can put to work right away.
Navigate Common Sticking Points in Climate Risk Assessment
Thursday October 8, 2026 | 10-11:30 AM ET | Online
Climate risk assessments are powerful tools for informed decision-making, but how do you scope one that's right for your organization? In this session, you'll learn how to select and scale a methodology, get the most value out of your findings, and know when it's time for an update. Drawing on real insights and lessons from peer practitioners you'll explore common sticking points in the assessment process and practical ways to navigate them.
Keeping Climate Adaptation Moving Through Change
Thursday October 22, 2026 | 10-11:30 AM ET | Online
Climate adaptation is a long-term effort that has to survive changing priorities, leadership transitions, staff turnover, elections, and competing demands. Sustaining progress takes structures and practices that make adaptation part of how an organization works. In this session, you'll explore practical approaches for making adaptation more durable—from clear ownership and accountability to cross-department collaboration and internal communication, so you can start applying them in your own organization.
Make the Business Case for Adaptation
Thursday November 5, 2026 | 10-11:30 AM ET | Online
Climate impacts continue to create costs for municipalities, but those costs are often spread across departments, budgets, and services which makes them hard to see. Making those costs visible can help build a stronger case for adaptation investment. In this session, you'll explore practical approaches including climate expense tagging and Cost of Doing Nothing reporting so you can use climate cost information to strengthen investment discussions with finance, leadership, and other decision-makers.
