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Adapting to Rising Tides: Vulnerability & Risk Assessment Report - Alameda County

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). 2012
Flooding Sea level rise
Assessment
Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) is a program of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), which brings together local, regional, state and federal agencies and organizations, as well as non-profit and private … associations for a collaborative planning project on sea level rise and climate change. This report is one of several products from these planning efforts. Specifically it is a focused assessment of Alameda County’s shoreline and flood inundation vulnerability due to future sea level rise. For the project an innovative mapping approach, which allows a single map to represent multiple potential future sea level rise and storm surge scenarios, was used that can be applied to other areas. The work presented in this report can inform near-term actions to address sea level rise. It can also inform when (i.e., at what level of sea level rise), we pass a tipping point where discrete actions along the shoreline are no longer sufficient to address these growing threats.

California Coastal Erosion Reponses to Sea Level Rise - Analysis and Mapping

Pacific Institute. 2009
Flooding Sea level rise
Data, tools, and research
This report documents future coastal erosion hazards under different sea level rise scenarios. The report also provides details the methodology used to estimate potential erosion. Since the method was develop in a modular way updated estimates … could easily be developed with new data.

Caltrans Vulnerability Assessments

California Department of Transportation. 2018
Flooding Sea level rise Temperature Wildfire
Assessment
Caltrans recently completed a vulnerability assessment in District 4 (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma), and will assess the eleven remaining districts by 2019. These assessments … identify the sections of the state highway system vulnerable to climate change impacts including precipitation, temperature, wildfire, sea level rise, and storm surge.

Case Studies of Natural Shoreline Infrastructure in Coastal California

The Nature Conservancy. 2017
Flooding Sea level rise
Case Study Project or Example
This report summarizes natural infrastructure projects for a range of settings in coastal California. Each case study covers the background, permitting, planning, implementation, performance, and key lessons learned from each project in order … to provide the critical information needed to implement successful adaptation strategies to address coastal issues, and inspire other communities by highlighting the lessons learned.

Central Coast Wetlands Group - Climate Change

Central Coast Wetlands Group. 2017
Flooding Sea level rise
Communication or educational material
This website demonstrates the work of the Central Coast Wetlands Group (CCWG), which aims to coordinate the advancement of wetland science and management on the Central Coast. It provides an overview of the different sea level rise adaptation … efforts that relate to or impact wetlands in the central coast. For example the site provides information on the update to the Greater Monterey County IRWM Plan.

City of Foster City - Levee Protection Planning and Improvements Project - Basis of Design Overview

City of Foster City. 2016
Flooding Sea level rise
Assessment
This report provides a general overview of design considerations for Foster City’s eight-mile levee system. In 2014 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) completed the Central and South San Francisco Bay Coastal Flood Hazard Studies … associated with the California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Project (CCAMP) and determined that Foster City’s levees do not meet the required freeboard elevation for accreditation per Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 65.10 (44 CFR 65.10). Since Foster City’s levees must be improved to meet FEMA requirements the city is working to include future sea level rise into its new levee design. This report builds on the analysis of the levee improvement alternatives in the 2015 Foster City Levee Protection Planning Study and provides preliminary design for improvements based on additional field reconnaissance, detailed wave run-up calculations, and preliminary geotechnical investigations undertaken since October 2015. The report concludes with a gross affordability assessment and narrows the list of possible levee designs to three main options all based on a hybrid construction approach with different design heights.

Climate Change Consortium for Specialty Crops Final Report

California Department of Food and Agriculture. 2013
Drought Extreme heat Flooding Temperature
Assessment Plan or strategy
In the summer of 2012, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced the formation the Climate Change Consortium for Specialty Crops to identify solutions for climate change impacts to California's valuable specialty … crop industry. This report summarizes the potential impacts of climate change to California's specialty crop industry and outlines the recommendations of the Consortium.

Combating Sea Level Rise in Southern California: How to Seize Adaptation Opportunities While Minimizing Legal Risk

Hastings Environmental Law Journal. 2013
Flooding Sea level rise
Data, tools, and research
This article demonstrates how Southern California local governments can harness their existing regulatory authority to support sea-level rise adaptation strategies. It shows that by harness four legal doctrines – 1) the California Coastal … Act, 2) the public trust doctrine, 3) the constitutional takings doctrine, and 4) the California Environmental Quality Act communities can be proactive and smart about decision-making while still mitigating potential legal liabilities.

Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Toolkit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2016
Extreme heat Extreme storms Flooding Wildfire
Data, tools, and research
The Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) is an epidemiologic technique designed to provide quickly and at low-cost household based information about a community. The CASPER toolkit was developed to assist personnel … from local, state, regional, or federal offices in conducting a rapid needs assessment to determine the health status, basic needs, or knowledge, attitudes, and practices of a community in a quick and low-cost manner. CASPER can be used in both a disaster and non-disaster setting. For example, CASPER methodology has been used to assess public health perceptions, estimate needs of a community, assist in planning for emergency response, and as part of the public health accreditation process.

Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU)

United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2017
Drought Extreme storms Flooding Sea level rise
The CRWU initiative provides drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utilities with practical tools, training and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to extreme weather events. Through a comprehensive planning process, CRWU … assists water utilities by promoting a clear understanding of potential long-term adaptation options.
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