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Samish Indian Nation Climate Adaptation Planning Framework
December 2017
The Samish Indian Nation initiated a climate change adaptation process, by first developing an adaptation planning framework to identify the steps the tribe will take to prepare and strengthen resilience to the impacts of climate change. The framework addresses the process needed to assess vulnerabilities, develop resilience strategies, and implement an adaptation plan. The Samish people live on their ancestral lands in the Pacific Northwest, along the Salish Sea in Washington State, and are faced with extreme weather, sea level rise, flooding, erosion and other compounding impacts of climate change.
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Finance Guide for Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge Design Teams
December 1, 2017
This guide was designed to assist design teams that are part of the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge. Resilient by Design is a collaborative design challenge for the San Francisco Bay area of California, to develop 10 innovative community-based solutions that will strengthen the region’s resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding and earthquakes. The report describes strategic funding and financing options for developing hazard-ready infrastructure in California, and can be useful for decision makers and designers outside of the Bay area challenge.
Author or Affiliated User: Robert Spencer
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Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2017 Interim Report
December 2017
This National Institute of Building Sciences report highlights the benefits of implementing natural hazard mitigation strategies, concluding that a $1 investment in hazard mitigation saves $6 in future disaster costs (updating past estimates of a $4 savings). As part of the analysis, the report considers the benefits of mitigating future costs from sea-level rise and increasing flood risks. In addition to the losses avoided, the report estimated that 600 lives could be saved and 1 million non-fatal injuries avoided with common sense investments in hazard mitigation.
Resource Category: Solutions
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Washington Shoreline Master Program Handbook: Appendix A – Addressing Sea Level Rise in Shoreline Master Programs
December 2017 Revision
The Shoreline Master Programs Handbook, developed by Washington Department of Ecology, provides guidance to help local governments meet the requirements of the Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and the Shoreline Master Program Guidelines (WAC 173-26, Part III). Appendix A of the Handbook directs planners on how to incorporate sea level rise planning into the broader framework of shoreline management planning.
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Resource Guide for Planning, Designing and Implementing Green Infrastructure in Parks
December 2017
This Resource Guide provides basic principles and innovations in green stormwater infrastructure in support of implementation into parks and park systems nationwide. Written as a starting point for planners, designers, and decision-makers, the guide provides a design and management framework for integrating these green practices into park design, construction and maintenance. The report also offers quantifiable water quality benefits from green infrastructure, best practices in adaptation, and encourages integrated social equity goals.
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Rhode Island Socioeconomics of Sea Level Rise
2016/2017
A project from the Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning, Socioeconomics of Sea Level Rise (SLR) identifies the demographic and socioeconomic makeup of the communities located within multiple sea level rise inundation scenarios in Rhode Island. Serving as a resource in sea level rise planning, the Division suggests that data included in this project can be used for capital improvement planning, transportation planning, and overall long-range planning in communities.
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Carlsbad, California Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
December 2017
This report from the City of Carlsbad, California - located along the state’s southern coast - evaluates the magnitude and likelihood of impacts due to sea level rise and coastal hazards on city assets. The report considers damage to assets from flooding and erosion based on sea level rise scenarios through 2050 and 2100. Vulnerability ratings are given by asset type, along with recommended adaptation strategies to inform planning, decision-making, and the city’s Local Coastal Program and Zoning Ordinance.
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Oregon 2017 Integrated Water Resources Strategy
December 2017
The 2017 edition of Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy builds on the state’s 2012 strategy and is aimed at predicting and meeting the state’s instream and out-of-stream water needs, both now and in the future. The updated version addresses climate change as a “cross-cutting issue” and illustrates the need for continuous monitoring of water resources as predictions based off of historical data becomes unpredictable because of climate change. The state’s past efforts are highlighted, including a 2015 Executive Order which called for the 2017 strategy to address drought resiliency, which it does in Chapter 5 (section 5.
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Climate Chaos and Local Resiliency – Water Solutions in the American West
December 2017
Carpe Diem West presents seven case studies of local water resilience/conservation initiatives across the western U.S. in this online resource. The organization’s 10th year anniversary report is a presentation of successfully implemented solutions for adapting our water usage to the changing climate. These seven stories highlight strategies that are grounded on the principles of equity, collaboration and sustainability.
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Great Marsh Coastal Adaptation Plan
December 2017
The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the Ipswich River Watershed Association, developed this adaptation plan for six coastal communities in northeastern Massachusetts (Salisbury, Newbury, Newburyport, Essex, Ipswich, and Rowley) that are in the Great Marsh and highly vulnerable to climate change. The report includes thorough reviews of vulnerability assessments of current and future coastal climate threats for the region and for each town. Near and long-term strategies that reduce risk and increase ecosystem and community resiliency are described for each of the six communities and regionally as well.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Taj Schottland, Christopher Hilke
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