Resource Library Guide

The MAINECAN Support & Research Team maintains this list of vulnerability assessments that Maine communities have completed or are in the process of conducting. The spreadsheet also includes links to resources and guides to conducting vulnerability assessments, as well as examples of out-of-state vulnerability assessments.

The MAINECAN Community Coordinator Working Group collaborated to produce this list of Community Coordinators who provide direct support for energy- and resilience-related projects led by Wabanaki Tribes and Maine communities. Contact the MAINECAN Support and Research Team (info@mainecan.network) to be added to this list.

Steps to Resilience, a free online training by the Climate Smart Communities Initiative, guides climate adaptation practitioners and community leaders in creating adaptation and resilience plans.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s O.U.R. S.H.O.R.E. website offers Maine communities guidance and training for using nature-based design practices to protect against shoreline erosion.

The Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA) maintains this database of funding opportunities for Maine communities, including available state agency, federal agency, and Efficiency Maine Trust funding opportunities.

The Resource Hub’s Library offers curated resources useful for all Maine communities, including guides, reports, and plans by Maine towns. SMRCC also provides access to support for Southern & Midcoast Maine.

CEBE’s Building Local Climate Leadership Toolkit is a free, practical guide that walks communities through every step of forming a climate committee or community group.

Explore A Climate to Thrive’s Community-Driven Climate Action Toolkit for resources on forming, growing, and sustaining local climate action initiatives and for plug-and-play project templates.

Facilitated by the Maine Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network, this workbook offers a framework and how-to guide for climate change assessment, collective climate action, and achieving community resilience outcomes.