The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released the Best Practices Manual for Development in Coastal Louisiana website. What’s novel about this site is that it provides…
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NOAA Releases New Storm Surge Brochure
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit has put together a new brochure explaining the what storm surge is and how to best measure it. There’s nothing here on how to prevent losses, but the…
Check out the New and Improved Coastal Community Resilience Index
We at StormSmart are big fans of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium’s Coastal Community Resilience Index. For those not familiar with it, the Coastal Community Resilience Index (CRI) is a simple tool that provides a…
Need an Example? Check Out this Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Not sure how to get started on a climate change adaptation plan? Have a look at what the San Francisco Bay area has drafted with their new “Climate Change Hits Home” report. The plan includes:…
FEMA Releases New Community Rating System 2-Pager
They’re still working on an updated and expanded website, but the Community Rating System has a new 2-page summary of their program. You can download the PDF here.
Rhode Island Climate Change: What’s Happening and What You Can Do
The University of Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative and Rhode Island Sea Grant have just released a short new brochure on what climate change could mean to your community, and what steps your community can…
Want to Protect Your Community from Sea Level Rise? Protect Your Wetlands
When we first assembled the conceptual framework for StormSmart Coasts back in 2006, we made a deliberate decision to not focus on ecological and habitat issues. This wasn’t because we didn’t think these topics were…
Great New Publication on Elevating Existing Homes
We all know that the best way to keep buildings out of flood waters is to keep them out of areas that flood. The reality for most communities, though, is that homes and other structures…
Four New Case Studies on Climate Change Adaptation for Water Utilities
Tying in with their Climate Ready Water Utilities program, the EPA has released four case studies looking at specific adaptation steps communities are taking. The communities are East Bay (CA), New York City, Seattle (WA),…
What Has the OCRM Done for You Lately?
Heard of NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), but not quite sure what they’re all about? Have a look at their new site The OCRM in Your State, and use some fancy…
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