Adapting to climate change on multiple time scales – with residents, property owners, and businesses – needs to be informed by the people who are most affected. Making Room for the Water, a program led by Rebuild by Design, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, and One Architecture & Urbanism, is a process which will put communities at the center of the conversation about climate adaptation with a focus on long-term planning and buyouts as an anti-displacement strategy.