Giving Compass' Take:

• At Smart Cities Dive, Kristin Musulin outlines Houston's recent climate-disaster plan following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

• How can Houston's plan influence cities who've yet to face devastating climate effects? How do you feel about supporting long-term preparedness plans?

• Learn about why other communities need a framework like Houston's.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled last week Resilient Houston, a 186-page framework designed to prepare and protect Houston from future climate-related disasters, such as flooding or extreme heat.

Under an executive order, all departments in Houston will be required to implement resilience planning and budgeting in their respective work, and to designate Departmental Resilience Officers (DROs) to execute such targets. Departments have 60 days to appoint their DROs.

The new Resilient Houston strategy looks beyond the Harvey devastation to what could come in the future, as cities grapple with a changing climate and a lack of urgency from the federal government. Among the framework's many goals are targets to plant 4.6 million new native trees by 2030; to create 100 new green stormwater infrastructure projects by 2025; to provide at least 500,000 Houstonians with preparedness training by 2025; and to invest a whopping $50 billion in projects that increase resilience by 2040.

Read the full article about Houston's climate disaster plan by Kristin Musulin at Smart Cities Dive.