Climate Prosperity: A Greenprint For Southwest Florida

Abstract

Southwest Florida has been chosen as one of the 8 pilot regions for the Climate Prosperity project. One of the main goals in Southwest Florida is to create and attract jobs to help energize the Southwest Florida economy now as well as future generations. Climate change has edged its way to the top of federal, state, and local agendas. Scientists and leaders across the nation are taking numerous steps to prepare for the positive and negative consequences of a new weather era so that ecosystems, human life, and infrastructure can adapt and survive.