Lesson Overview

In the previous lesson you learned about plan maintenance and that to make sure the plan is accurate and current, it will be monitored, evaluated, and updated over its life. In this lesson you will learn the review, adoption, and approval process, steps to implement the plan, and recommendations on moving the mitigation forward.

But how do you even start to implement your plan? You must use the action plan you developed earlier as your primary guide for implementation. The mitigation action table contains the information you need to get started—descriptions of the prioritized actions, projected timelines, estimated costs, and responsible departments. This lesson covers what may be the most important part of the whole planning process:

How will your Tribal community use the mitigation plan to achieve its goal of becoming a more resilient community?

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• List the steps of the approval and adoption process.
• Identify some common challenges and possible solutions to the implementation process.
• Recall best practices that will help move mitigation actions forward.