NB Resilient

NB Resilient is a climate action and resilience plan that sets out to ensure New Bedford is a thriving, self-sustaining community that is culturally and historically secure and is ready to implement innovative approaches to prepare for tomorrow’s possibilities. New Bedford's greatest asset is its people, and our climate action and resilience plan will have the greatest impact if everyone is involved.

Although the plan itself is complete, the work to move toward a more resilient New Bedford is just beginning. New Bedford's greatest asset is its people, and our climate action and resilience plan will have the greatest impact if everyone is involved. NB Resilient calls upon the entire city to get involved and take action. Together, we are NB Resilient. 

Explore this site and keep coming back to find out how you can get involved in the six different focus areas and download the full plan below.


NB Resilient Plan Download


The City of New Bedford has replaced 8,000 street and traffic lights with power-saving LEDs—reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the same amount as taking 44 cars off the road for a year.

New Bedford is the home of the #1 Port in the nation based on dollar value and landing.

37% of waste was diverted from landfills in 2017—100% is the goal by 2050.

3,226 new trees have been planted in New Bedford since 2015, sequestering enough carbon to offset 33 homes’ electricity use for a year

22% of New Bedford residents have low access to a grocery store and are low-income—actions from NB Resilient will increase food security and promote healthy living.

One third of New Bedford’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector, which means how we choose to get around has a big impact!

Sea levels in the Port are projected to rise 2.5 feet by 2050 under a high emission scenario, and New Bedford will be prepared.