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On June 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 3396, "Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment".
Actions under the Plan are organized across four strategic tracks: building public awareness and notification systems; strengthening community services and response; increasing the resilience of the built environment; and utilizing nature-based solutions.
The Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan is designed to strategically accelerate efforts to:
Governor Newsom has announced the launch of the $50 Million “Listos California” campaign to help build community resilience to wildfires and other disasters.
California has released a report that defines six strategies to improve community preparedness and coordination of disaster response and recovery.
This report outlines steps that the state of California must take to reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires, including the significant wildfire mitigation and resiliency efforts that the state government has already proposed.
On his first day in office, Governor Newsom has taken action to strengthen California's emergency preparedness and response capabilities to mitigate wildfires and build community resilience. He also renewed the state's commitment to clean and affordable energy.
California's Governor Newsom has signed two executive actions to enhance preparedness and resilience. The first directs agencies to consider risk management through a socioeconomic lens, asking them to identify areas with high-risk populations. The second modernizes how the state contracts for technology systems, facilitating more private sector involvement.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.