Sea level and coastal hazards are on the rise, placing natural and human communities at great risk

Coastal Resilience can help

June 2013

 

New web mapping decision support tools launch this August!

 

Using Nature to Reduce Climate and Disaster Risks

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A Global Network for Coastal Resilience

Disaster risk reduction and nature-based solutions to coastal hazards and climate change

 

Coastal Resilience is an approach which includes planning frameworks and tools that support decisions to reduce the ecological and socio-economic risks of coastal hazards. The approach includes 4 critical elements:

 

Assess Risk and Vulnerability to coastal hazards

Identify Solutions using built and nature-based infrastructure

Take Action to implement adaptation solutions

Measure Effectiveness of reducing risk

 

The Nature Conservancy and partners including the Natural Capital Project, NOAA, USGS, University of Southern Mississippi, United Nations University, and the Association of State Floodplain Managers are advancing a global network for Coastal Resilience to support adaptation planning and post-storm redevelopment decisions. The network includes a local to global decision support tool for examining social, economic, and ecological priorities alongside data on coastal hazards. 

 

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Healthy or restored natural systems can help reduce the human vulnerability and economic losses from current and growing natural hazards. Click here to download our fact sheet

 

Storm Surge Reduction by Mangroves report