The City of Long Beach hosted their first Climate Adaption and Action Plan on Saturday, June 2nd. 
It was an interesting event with lots of participation from many different Long Beach residents and community members. Of course Long Beach will be hard hit with the consequences of climate change. . .from it’s impact on our local wetlands to harm done to important infrastructure to how “heat islands” will endanger the most vulnerable amongst us. It’s good news that the City of Long Beach is preparing for climate change and you should do your part and participate. To that end, Long Beach has prepared a climate change survey that I urge you to fill out in order to share with the City your views and concerns.
Particularly sobering, in my opinion, are the maps of sea level rise impacts on the City of Long Beach by 2100. The Powerpoint presentation for the workshop is worth checking out also.
Thankfully, our local wetlands can help mitigate the impacts of climate change. Wetlands absorb water from high tides, which lessens the consequences of flooding. Wetlands provide food and shelter to fragile species who are already stressed by having to go longer distances to search for food, as well as lessened or displaced food sources. Also thankfully, as comprehensive restoration planning moves forward for Los Cerritos Wetlands, how to plan for and make wetlands resilient to climate change will be part of the conversation. For further details check out the Opportunities and Constraints Report of the Los Cerritos Wetlands Conceptual Restoration Plan.