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Planning for Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge in Worcester County, Maryland

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Conservation / Restoration

Land Use Planning

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Summary:

In 2001, the Worcester County Planning Commission voted to update the county's Comprehensive Development Plan. The county assessed the threat of sea level rise as well as storm surge and incorporated these findings into the revised comprehensive plan.

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Agriculture

Conservation / Restoration

Fisheries

Forestry

Land Use Planning

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Wildlife

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Somerset County received a grant through Maryland’s Coast-Smart Communities Initiative grant program to assess the county’s vulnerability to climate change and develop a plan of action to prepare for those impacts.

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Energy

Policy

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Climate Justice

Conservation / Restoration

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

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Agriculture

Development (socioeconomic)

Economics

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Agriculture

Development (socioeconomic)

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Agriculture

Development (socioeconomic)

Disaster Risk Management

Education / Outreach

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Water Resources

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Agriculture

Climate Justice

Development (socioeconomic)

Education / Outreach

Policy

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

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Aquaculture

Climate Justice

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

Disaster Risk Management

Education / Outreach

Fisheries

Land Use Planning

Policy

Public Health

Research

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Wildlife

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Agriculture

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Disaster Risk Management

Land Use Planning

Water Resources

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Agriculture

Development (socioeconomic)

Policy

Research

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

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Disaster Risk Management

Policy

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Education / Outreach

Energy

Forestry

Policy

Public Health

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Wildlife

Sector Addressed:

Disaster Risk Management

Policy

Research

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Sector Addressed:

Agriculture