The Nature Conservancy is working with the state Department of Ecology, Sea Grant and others through the Washington Coastal Resilience Project (WCRP) to update Washington’s coastal planning guidance on sea-level rise, and are using Coastal Resilience to visualize flooding potential for communities in the hopes of influencing restoration decisions to maintain resilience along a changing coastline.
Members of TNC’s Climate Risk and Resilience (CRR) strategy represented TNC’s work in Mexico and the organization’s perspective on nature-based solutions to disaster risk reduction at the United Nation’s Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s (UNISDR) 2017 Global Platform in Cancun, Mexico.
A network of residents, artists, businesses and activists, committed to equitable and just growth has assembled a team to shine a light on rising waters through public art, parades, lectures, and events for the Awakening V: King Tide.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Climate Adaptation Fund just released a new report, 14 Solutions to Problems Climate Change Poses for Conservation, which features six previously funded projects at TNC. Check it out for inspiration!
The recently released St. Marys Flood Resiliency Project is the result of a collaborative effort to assess the coastal community’s hazards and flood vulnerability through community outreach and engagement and report on progress with their community rating system Read more…