Regional Sea Level Scenarios for Coastal Risk Management (2021)
This report's subtitle is Managing the Uncertainty of Future Sea Level Change and Extreme Water Levels for Department of Defence Coastal Sites Worldwide.
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An Inland City Prepares for a Changing Climate
Accepting the Challenge
Department of Defense Regional Sea Level (DRSL) Database
The Department of Defense's Environmental Reserch Programs offer a publicly available version of the DoD Regional Sea Level (DRSL) database. The database provides regionalized sea level scenarios for three future time horizons (2035, 2065, and 2100) for 1,774 DoD sites worldwide.
Managed Retreat Toolkit
Collectively, the toolkit is designed to help policymakers:
Guidance for Thin-Layer Sediment Placement
Tidal marshes provide key ecosystem services, but they are threatened by sea level rise. For these ecosystems to survive, it will require active management to increase tidal marsh resilience. Thin-layer placement (TLP), an emergent adaptation strategy that mimics natural sediment deposition processes, is one of the only viable options to protect tidal marshes in their current footprint.
Floodplain Ecosystem Service Mapper
Healthy floodplains and wetlands provide critical ecosystem services to local and downstream communities by retaining sediments, nutrients, and floodwaters. Land conversion and degradation diminish floodplain functionality and services. By assessing, quantifying, and valuing the ecosystem services provided by floodplains, we can estimate how floodplains influence human well-being. We can also inform decision makers about the tradeoffs associated with development pressures and conservation priorities.
Coastal Training Programs—National Estuarine Research Reserves
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The National Estuarine Research Reserves, a network of 29 coastal sites along U.S. Coasts and the Great Lakes, host a range of education, outreach, and training opportunities through their Coastal Training Programs. The overarching goal of these programs is to provide current science and skill-building opportunities for decision-makers in coastal communities. The Coastal Training Programs increase audience understanding of the environmental, social, economic, and policy consequences of human activities, and facilitates coordination among stakeholders to support evidence-based policies and actions.
Each Reserve’s program is different, and many sites host trainings related to resilience and climate change. Some sites have the flexibility to meet the needs of specific decision makers at specific times by organizing or developing custom trainings for local or regional decision makers. Reserves also frequently host the NOAA Digital Coast trainings.
To access training opportunities, select a reserve from the national map, View the Reserve page, and then go to the Reserve Website (under Important Links). Check the Reserve Website for Training, Education, and Outreach opportunities.
Each Reserve’s program is different, and many sites host trainings related to resilience and climate change. Some sites have the flexibility to meet the needs of specific decision makers at specific times by organizing or developing custom trainings for local or regional decision makers. Reserves also frequently host the NOAA Digital Coast trainings.
To access training opportunities, select a reserve from the national map, View the Reserve page, and then go to the Reserve Website (under Important Links). Check the Reserve Website for Training, Education, and Outreach opportunities.
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Chucktown Floods: Adapting to Flooding in Charleston
The Chucktown Floods site gives municipalities, stakeholders in business and industry, and individual homeowners a way to navigate available resilience tools and data relevant to flooding in the Charleston County area. The site is designed to reduce barriers to accessing data associated with flooding vulnerability and enhance decision making that results in improved resilience to future flooding events in the region.
Southeast Conservation Blueprint
The Southeast Conservation Blueprint is the primary product of the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS), a regional conservation initiative that spans the Southeastern United States and Caribbean. The Southeast Blueprint is a living, spatial plan that identifies important areas for conservation and restoration.
Coastal Restoration Toolkit
For decision makers or resource managers in coastal communities seeking an actionable climate adaptation plan, the coastal restoration toolkit provides information on five main areas of concern: flooding, coastal erosion, water quality, invasive species, and wildlife habitat restoration. Each issue's distinct module provides a series of steps users can follow in order to construct their own adaptation plans.
