Local Government Guide to Coastal Resilience
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Basic pageThis website was created to build the capacity of coastal managers in the Gulf of Mexico Region to educate and work with their local elected officials on coastal hazards and to effectively utilize the high-level coastal management resources available to them.Local Government Guide to Coastal Resilience
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Basic page
Local Government Guide to Coastal Resilience
Local Government Guide to Coastal Resilience
What are Coastal Hazards?
The Process
Funding
Risk Communication
Case Studies
Resources
Table of ContentsThis website was created to build the capacity of coastal managers in the Gulf of Mexico Region to educate and work with their local elected officials on coastal hazards and to effectively utilize the high-level coastal management resources available to them.2018-09-28Basic page2020-12-22
Local Government Guide to Coastal Resilience
The Guide
With the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather and climate-related hazard events, coastal decision makers must pay close attention to how their localities plan for, prepare for, recover from and adapt to disasters. Understanding change is essential to supporting economic stability and growth, managing natural resources and planning for natural disasters and other threats and challenges. Though themes and challenges may fluctuate across regions, all coastal counties need support in managing their coastal resources. This website was created to build the capacity of coastal managers in the Gulf of Mexico Region to educate and work with their local elected officials on coastal hazards and to effectively utilize the high-level coastal management resources available to them. It is important for decision-makers to be aware of these resources, not only the types of information, tools and support available for them to use, but also how to navigate through and select the materials that best suit their needs.
The Team
The Strengthening Coastal Counties’ Resilience Program was designed by the National Association of Counties (NACo), the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the Coastal States Organization (CSO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support coastal counties as they work to strengthen their resilience.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) |
NACo is the only national organization representing county governments in the United States. NACo assists America’s 3,069 counties—including the approximately 70,000 county elected and appointed officials and senior staff that serve counties—in pursuing excellence in public service to produce healthy, vibrant, safe and resilient counties.
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The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) |
ASFPM is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, National Flood Insurance Program and flood preparedness, warning and recovery. Its mission is to promote education, policies and activities that mitigate current and future losses, costs and human suffering caused by flooding, and to protect the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains - all without causing adverse impacts.
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The Coastal States Organization (CSO) |
CSO represents the nation’s Coastal States, Territories, and Commonwealths on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resource issues. It works to help states and territories maintain their leadership role in the development and implementation of national coastal and ocean policy; provide information, updates, and alerts that keep states attuned to developments in Washington, D.C.; and maintain a national coastal and ocean management community of practice.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
As the national lead for coastal management efforts, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management is devoted to partnerships, science, and good policy. “Coastal management” is the term used by communities and organizations working to keep the nation’s coasts safe from coastal hazards, rich in natural resources, and economically strong. The agency, housed within NOAA’s National Ocean Service, oversees major initiatives that include the Coral Reef Conservation Program, Digital Coast, National Coastal Zone Management Program and National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
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The Challenge
In Spring 2018, the Coastal Counties Resilience Challenge invited counties with populations of less than 250,000 in the Gulf of Mexico Region to form multidisciplinary teams to apply to attend a workshop and receive technical assistance on their coastal resilience efforts..
The Application |
Instructions to apply to the Coastal Counties Resilience Challengewere hosted at https://www.naco.org/resources/signature-projects/strengthening-coastal-counties-resilience-team-challenge-gulf-mexico. Teams were required to consist of at least one county elected official, one state or regional coastal manager and one local professional staff member with coastal management duties.
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The Teams |
Four teams were selected for the first cohort of the challenge; see the announcement here. They represent the following communities:
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The Workshops |
The teams that submitted winning applications attended two in-person, 2 ½-day training and peer exchange workshops.
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Strengthening Coastal Counties’ Resilience Advisory Council
The Strengthening Coastal Counties’ Resilience Advisory Council was created to guide the development of the Strengthening Coastal Counties’ Resilience program. Advisory council members were chosen for their knowledge, expertise and understanding of the Gulf of Mexico Region. They participate in bi-monthly conference calls during which they provide insight into and feedback on the development of this online guide, as well as the accompanying training and technical assistance program.
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Contact Us
Do you have any questions about the website or its content? Do you have any feedback on or recommendations to improve the website’s usability? Would you like to be added to any of NACo, ASFPM, CSO or NOAA’s coastal resilience-related listservs? Email coast@naco.org.
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