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From Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation Brief

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Adaptation Phase: 
Evaluation
Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Water Resources
Wildlife
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Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation in a Changing Climate

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Adaptation Phase: 
Evaluation
Sector Addressed: 
Biodiversity
Conservation / Restoration
Disaster Risk Management
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Wildlife
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The Resilience Plan for Greater Milwaukee Metropolitan Area

The Resilience Plan for Greater Milwaukee Metropolitan Area

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Adaptation Phase: 
Planning
Sector Addressed: 
Biodiversity
Climate Justice
Conservation / Restoration
Culture/communities
Development (socioeconomic)
Disaster Risk Management
Economics
Education / Outreach
Energy
Land Use Planning
Landscape Architecture
Policy
Public Health
Transportation / Infrastructure
Water Resources
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Identifying potential marine climate change refugia: A case study in Canada's Pacific marine ecosystems

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Sector Addressed: 
Wildlife
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Coastal Hazards & Targeted Acquisitions: A Reasonable Shoreline Management Alternative

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Adaptation Phase: 
Assessment
Sector Addressed: 
Culture/communities
Development (socioeconomic)
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CoastalDEM®

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New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding

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Sector Addressed: 
Research
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FLOODED FUTURE: Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood

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Sector Addressed: 
Research
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NOAA Workshop: Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama: Research and Modeling Needs

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Sector Addressed: 
Disaster Risk Management
Land Use Planning
Policy
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Rising Sea Level Due to Climate Change at Playa Grande

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
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Planning for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change - Workshop Summary

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Sector Addressed: 
Disaster Risk Management
Land Use Planning
Policy
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Comprehensive Southwest Florida/Charlotte Harbor Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Culture/communities
Disaster Risk Management
Land Use Planning
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Nantasket Beach: Special permits and incentives within a beach overlay district

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Summary: 

In 2013, the Town of Hull passed a zoning by-law creating a Nantasket Beach Overlay District to create a sustainable shoreline that allows for mixed-use development while protecting natural resources and coastal communities.

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Maine’s Coastal Sand Dune Rules: Setting sea level rise estimates for planning

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Land Use Planning
Summary: 

Maine’s Coastal Sand Dune Rules recognize uncertainty around rates of erosion and sea level rise, but also the need to act despite uncertainty.

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Developing a marine spatial plan on Washington’s Pacific Coast

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Case Study
Summary: 

Washington State is currently developing a marine spatial plan (MSP) for its Pacific Coast. The process includes compiling data, evaluating the marine ecosystem, and engaging stakeholders, and is guided by state law RCW 43.372.

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Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study

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Sector Addressed: 
Disaster Risk Management
Land Use Planning
Policy
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Dynamic flood modeling essential to assess the coastal impacts of climate change

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Sector Addressed: 
Disaster Risk Management
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Bridging climate science, law, and policy to advance coastal adaptation planning

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Sector Addressed: 
Disaster Risk Management
Economics
Policy
Research
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Aramburu Island Shoreline Protection and Ecological Enhancement Project Draft Enhancement Plan

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Wildlife
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Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Disaster Risk Management
Land Use Planning
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