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Coastal Resilience and Adaptation

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Coastal resilience means building the ability of individuals, communities, infrastructure, and the environment to "bounce back" after hazardous events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and flooding. A community that is more informed and prepared will have a greater opportunity to rebound quickly from weather and climate-related events– communities should understand their vulnerability from coastal hazards, reduce their risk and determine the value of nature-based solutions.

The ability to rebound more quickly can reduce negative human health, environmental, and economic impacts. Resilience is our ability to prevent a short-term hazard event from turning into a long-term community-wide disaster.

PREP-RI (Providing Resilience Education for Planning in Rhode Island) is an educational initiative developed by Rhode Island Sea Grant at the request of the Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning to help communities better understand and prepare for coastal hazards, flooding, sea level rise, and climate change impacts. The RI CRMC contributed resources to the Mapping and Stormwater modules. Through seven self-guided modules, participants explore topics including climate science, flood management, infrastructure vulnerabilities, adaptation planning, mapping tools, and local resilience strategies. Modules combine Rhode Island-specific data, planning tools, case studies, and practical guidance to support informed community planning and decision-making.
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Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA)

Integrates information from across the federal government to help people consider their local exposure to climate-related hazards. People working in community organizations or for local, Tribal, state, or Federal governments can use the site to help develop equitable climate resilience plans to protect people, property, and infrastructure. The site also points users to Federal grant funds for climate resilience projects, including those available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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STORMTOOLS

A method to map storm inundation, with and without sea level rise, that covers all of Rhode Island's coastal waters. Predictions are provided that show water extent and depth for nuisance floods (1, 3, 5, and 10 year recurrence intervals) and 25, 50, 100, and 500 year storm scenarios. Sea level rise of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 feet on their own on their own as well as combined with each storm scenario are also modeled. Flood maps are also provided for historical hurricanes.

Shoreline Adaptation Projects

View the Project Overview Webinar video on YouTube and PDF of the webinar Power Point presentation (PDF)

View the Google Map Shoreline Adaptation Inventory

Nominate a project site using the online Jot form

Fact Sheet – Shoreline Adaptation Inventory and Design Project (PDF)

Other Resources:

Information from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

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Fortified Home: A systems-based, incremental approach for creating stronger, safer homes.

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Open For Business-EZ: A free business continuity tool designed to help with planning for any type of business interruption to quickly re-open and resume operations following a disaster.

 

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