Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan 2023-2028
The 2023 Massachusetts State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan serves as a blueprint to identify and reduce risks to the Commonwealth. It aims to protect human health and wellbeing, critical assets, environmental resources, the economy, and cultural resources, ensuring the Commonwealth is prepared to withstand, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all types of emergencies and disasters. The plan emphasizes a whole community approach, prioritizing risk reduction for environmental justice and other vulnerable populations, focusing on high-consequence hazards and impacts, utilizing the best available science, and integrating greenhouse gas considerations into adaptation strategies.