Colorado Resiliency Playbook
Overview
In recent years, the State of Colorado and its disaster-impacted communities have gained significant experience in implementing recovery projects and integrating resiliency concepts into recovery operations. Colorado has made significant strides in thinking about and planning for resiliency through the development of the Colorado Resiliency Framework, which was adopted in 2015, and the passage of HB 18-1394, which updated the Colorado Disaster Emergency Act, in 2018. Colorado seeks to demonstrate that resiliency does not only apply when a disaster occurs,
but rather applies in the day-to-day business of State government and Colorado communities. There must be continued commitment to resiliency at the highest levels of government. In support of that commitment, the Colorado Resiliency Playbook provides a tool for State agencies to use in institutionalizing resiliency principles and practices into their operations.
Colorado has experienced catastrophic floods, destructive wildfires, and changing demographics, and there is a growing consciousness that the state must systematically adapt to and prepare for future shocks and stresses. By institutionalizing resiliency at all levels of government, Colorado has a unique opportunity to capitalize on these experiences and shift to a new way of thinking about the future.
All State agencies have opportunities to integrate resilience in their work to enhance services to Colorado communities and find efficiencies in funding and cross-departmental coordination. The Colorado Resiliency Playbook is a tool for State agencies to use in institutionalizing resiliency principles and practices into their operations and investments.
The playbook is designed to integrate explicit considerations of resiliency into existing government processes and decisions including policies, practices, programs, and budgets. Using this playbook, State agencies can develop strategies and actions that enhance resiliency and improve successful outcomes for all groups/sectors.
For more information: Colorado Resiliency Playbook (website)
Funded by: Colorado Department of Local Affairs
