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Planning for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in North Carolina

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Development (socioeconomic)
Land Use Planning
Summary: 

In early 2007, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) invited North Carolina coastal managers and stakeholders to participate in a workshop to identify and discuss the utility of modeling and mapping tools in planning for and mitigating the regional impacts of rising sea level

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Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve's Ecosystem Based Management Tools Project

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Development (socioeconomic)
Land Use Planning
Summary: 

The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) is located in Aransas Bay northeast of Corpus Christi. The reserve is located in an area where rapid development and increased population growth has exacerbated pollution, habitat loss, habitat degradation, overfishing, invasive species, and coastal hazard threats.

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Puerto Rico Coastal Adaptation Project

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Aquaculture
Conservation / Restoration
Development (socioeconomic)
Disaster Risk Management
Fisheries
Forestry
Land Use Planning
Public Health
Tourism / Recreation
Transportation / Infrastructure
Water Resources
Wildlife
Summary: 

The Puerto Rico Coastal Management Program (PRCZMP) is conducting a two-year Coastal Adaptation Project. The goal is to develop a coastal zone vulnerability assessment and appropriate adaptation strategies to help Puerto Rico cope with existing coastal hazards and future climate changes.

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