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.
Florida has approximately 1,350 miles of ocean coastline and 33 of its counties are located along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. These counties represent 9 of the 10 Regional Planning Councils in the state of Florida.
The Peril of Flood Portal is continually-updated by staff members of Florida's Regional Planning Councils. The website features a compilation of projects, resources, and important data relating to coastal resiliency in the state of Florida.
This guide helps coastal communities envision what a changing climate means for the community and to lay the foundation for developing strategies to address emerging challenges.
The guide uses free online tools and data sets to step users through a risk and vulnerability assessment for their coastal community. It is intended to be used by local officials and government staff, community groups, or other stakeholders, and is flexible enough to facilitate conversations around a broad spectrum of resilience-related issues.
Adapt Alaska provides newcomers to climate adaptation in Alaska a wealth of resources for initiating the process. Climate change impacts threaten both coastal and inland communities across the state. Animal and human populations are under threat fromexposed to flooding, changing shorelines, acidification of ocean waters, melting ice, and more. Adapt Alaska was created to inform decision-makers of all the resources available to them to help combat these problems.
The site features 3 main sections:
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Coastal communities can use this website to determine how the current and future flooding can affect their stormwater systems. The site walks users through a process of entering information and selecting various inputs to generate a local report. The report can be used to educate community stakeholders on implications of coastal flooding, communicate the potential impacts of current and future flooding, and inform municipal planning efforts. The report can also be used to brainstorm possible solutions and make the case for funding them.
NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) project was initiated to distribute NASA satellite-based and research data parameters customized for usage by the renewable energy and agricultural communities. The POWER Project Services Platform features numerous methods to obtain data products including a "Data Access Viewer", Web image services, and a direct access through URL commands. The web-based application currently supports Chrome, Safari, and Firefox browsers.
Green infrastructure can be discouraged or even prohibited by outdated, poorly worded, or ambiguous codes and ordinances. Cooperation among county and municipal staff in zoning, land use, urban forestry, stormwater, and engineering are key to evaluating barriers to green infrastructure in our communities. This workbook helps communities review, revise, and prioritize their local codes and ordinances to promote and advance green infrastructure implementation.
Users can download the entire workbook or one of its main sections in PDF format:
New York jurisdictions can use this model code to accelerate the savings obtained through their local building energy codes. For jurisdictions that adopt it, NYStretch will provide savings of roughly 11 percent over the 2020 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (2020 ECCCNYS), when that energy code is released by New York State Department of State.
The NYStretch mode code:
The island of Hawaiʻi—the largest and the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands—is home to a diverse range of cultures, species, ecosystems, climate zones, and shorelines. Its coastline is surprisingly long, comprising more than a third of the state’s total coastline. In fact, only eight states in the nation have coastlines longer than that of Hawaiʻi Island.
Climate change is expected to alter species distributions, modify ecological processes, and exacerbate environmental degradation. To offset these effects, the need for strategic land conservation is greater than ever. The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient and Connected Landscapes project comprehensively maps resilient lands and significant climate corridors across Eastern North America. The study took eight years to complete, involved 60 scientists, and developed innovative new techniques for mapping climate-driven movements.