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Example Strategies
Nations and communities around the world are struggling with options to adapt to rising sea levels. Few have taken the threat seriously - by limiting development, stating that flood prone areas will not be protected in the future, and making heavy investments in flood protection and natural infrastructure. Here are some sample policies, regulations and initiatives California may take inspiration from:
- Flood Resiliency Zoning and Policies / New York City
- Tidal Wetland Regulations for Living Shorelines / State of Maryland
- Practitioners Guidebook for Flood Risk Management / European Union
- Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Strategy
- Climate Change Allowance Policy for Flood Risk Assessment / United Kingdom
Bay Area Tools & Resources
- Climate Change Policies Fact Sheet / Bay Conservation and Development Commission
- Resilience Atlas / San Francisco Estuary Institute
- Adapting to Rising Tides / San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
- Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge
- Sea Level Rise Action Plan / San Francisco Public Works
- Policies for a Rising Bay Report / Bay Conservation and Development Commission
- Change Project / San Mateo County
- BayWAVE project / Marin County
- Climate Change Tour of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area / National Parks Service
Statewide Tools & Resources
- California Sea Level Rise Guidance / Ocean Protection Council
- Rising Seas in California: An Update on Sea-Level Rise / Ocean Protection Council
- Our Coast Our Future project / US Geological Survey and Point Blue Conservation Science
- California Sea Level Rise Tools and Resources / California Coastal Commission