The report was released by New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) in 2016; it is a critical analysis of the Major’s One NYC.
The purpose of the document is to: (a) assess whether or not efforts from City government, as laid out in the City’s sustainability and resiliency blueprints, can begin to reduce the vulnerabilities of low-income communities and black communities to climate change impacts; and (b) propose recommendations to broaden and strengthen such protections.
The document focuses on five main themes aimed at achieving different environmental justice, climate justice and equity goals.
- climate adaptation and mitigation;
- equity and infrastructure;
- public health;
- community preparedness;
- community-based planning.