(a) Within one year of an update to the Safeguarding California Plan, the Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with the Natural Resources Agency, the office, and relevant public and private entities, shall review and update, as necessary, the Adaptation Planning Guide to provide tools and guidance to regional and local governments and agencies in creating and implementing climate adaptation and community resiliency plans and projects. An Adaptation Planning Guide update shall be informed by the climate adaptation clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 71360 and the scientific assessments and recommendations in the most recent update of the Safeguarding California Plan. An Adaptation Planning Guide update shall consider the nexus between climate adaptation, community resiliency, public safety, and security, provide information and planning support for assessing climate vulnerabilities across impact sectors and regions and developing adaptation strategies that can be tailored to meet local needs, and include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1) Guidance for coordinating adaptation planning activities among state and local governments and regional collaboratives.

(2) Adaptation planning guidance and strategies for natural hazards exacerbated by climate change.

(3) Guidance for conducting vulnerability assessments and identifying risk reduction strategies for communities.

(4) Identification of climate impact regions and descriptions of climate impacts to be considered for each region.

(5) Assistance with the interpretation of climate science as it relates to local and regional impacts.

(b) As part of updating the Adaptation Planning Guide, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the office and, as needed, with the advisory council created pursuant to Section 71358, shall hold public meetings in the northern, southern, and central regions of the state to obtain input from the public and leaders in local and regional climate preparedness.

(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)