$3,000,000
2017 • 3 years • Climate Solutions
Resources Legacy Fund (RLF) designs and builds initiatives that fulfill philanthropic partners’ aims through strategies and lasting results that draw on world-class policy, law, and scientific expertise. RLF has distinguished itself as a trusted partner, capable of working effectively with public agencies, legislators, the non-profit sector, grassroots groups, and the business community. The Collaborative Action Fund for Accountability, Resilience, and Adaptation (CAF) at RLF supports precedent-setting lawsuits to hold major corporations accountable for costs associated with the effects on climate of their pollutants. The award enables support for the legal process associated with a variety of lawsuits filed in support of counties and cities affected by sea-level rise.