The Nature Conservancy is the lead in a study to assess potential changes to our coastline with future sea level rise and other climate change effects.
According to the website, The Nature Conservancy is leading Coastal Resilience Ventura - a partnership to provide science and decision-support tools to aid conservation and planning projects and policymaking to address conditions brought about by climate change. The primary goals of Coastal Resilience Ventura are assessing the vulnerabilities of human and natural resources, and identifying solutions that help nature help people.
The recent report outlines a Catalogue of Local Sea Level Rise Planning Tools. Key recommendations are:
- Sea Level Rise should be included in General Plan
- Sea Level Rise in should be included Local Coastal Program (LCP) Update
- Sea Level Rise in should be included Zoning Code Updates
- Sand Dune and Wetlands as Barriers and Buffers
- Flexible Options: Managed retreats, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), and project siting and design considering sea level rise
Another product of this project is a web mapping tool to help illustrate potential inundation areas from sea level, tides, waves, and river flooding.
More info:
project info: http://coastalresilience.org/geographies/ventura-county
