The complex 21st century challenges greater Los Angeles faces today demand innovative and integrated solutions. Because the impacts of wildfires and these other intersecting resilience challenges are not confined to municipal boundaries, a resilient approach requires tackling these challenges through coordinated action at the regional scale. Breaking down silos within and across sectors allows partners to have an impact that is greater than the sum of their parts while efficiently deploying limited resources.

RCC’s work in the region has aimed to foster partnerships and projects to set the region on a path toward greater resilience from wildfires as well as other shocks and stresses. By leveraging resources in an integrated manner to build back differently compared to business as usual, greater Los Angeles can strengthen its preparedness for shocks such as wildfire, while addressing underlying stresses. 

Fortunately, despite the scale of the challenge, the region is poised to meet it, thanks to the rich ecosystem of institutions across sectors who are mobilizing to address these challenges. At the local level, communities are already beginning to feel the impact of innovative integrated planning efforts such as Resilient Los Angeles, OurCounty: The Los Angeles Countywide Sustainability Plan, and the Ventura County General Plan update. Outside of government, the region is home to many of the world’s leading philanthropic, non-profit, and academic institutions, particularly leading the way in climate research and action.

RCC’s work in greater Los Angeles was launched to complement and work with all of these actors, serving as a connector across sectors that can catalyze integrated and coordinated action. By building upon existing efforts and fostering collaboration, partners can amplify and channel all of this collective impact towards a coordinated vision for a resilient region.