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Coastal Community ResilienceTools for Gulf of Mexico
Communities
Photo credit: UNO-CHART
Photo credit: FEMA
Gulf of Mexico Alliance
“A partnership of the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, with the goal of significantly increasing regional collaboration to
enhance the ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico.”
Coastal Community Resilience Priority Issue Team
MISSION: Coordinate and enhance efforts of local, state, federal, business and non-
profit partners to assist coastal communities and ecosystems in the Gulf
of Mexico region in becoming more resilient in structure and function.
Resilience is the capacity of both
Social and Environment
System’s ability to adapt to and recover
from change
Tools for Communities
• StormSmart Coasts• StormSmart Connect
• Resilience Index• Homeowner Handbooks• Sea-Level Rise Modeling
StormSmart Coasts
• Clearinghouse• State-specific information• New tools, funding opportunities• Case studies
One-Stop Resource for Coastal Decision Makers Working to Make Their Communities More Resilient
• news• before the storm• during the storm• after the storm• funding
StormSmart Coasts
Professional Networking Site for Coastal Decision Makers
Helps people work together more easily and efficiently
> 250 coastal decision makers registered
StormSmart Connect
messagesform/joingroups
create a profile
what you can do with it
share files
- Organizational - Plan events- Interests- Ad hoc
sendand find others
- documents- PDFs- Photos
Resilience Index
• Self-assessment • Identify community
strengths• Identify weaknesses • Generate dialog
across your
community
Resilience Index
• Self-assessment • Identify community
strengths• Identify weaknesses • Generate dialog
across your
community
Homeowner Handbooks
• Overview of regional
hazards• Steps and tools for
protecting your family
and your property
http://ms.stormsmartcoasts.org/handbook
Sea-Level Rise Modeling
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slrviewer
Features*Displays potential future sea levels
*Provides simulations of sea level rise at local landmarks
*Communicates the spatial uncertainty of mapped sea levels
*Models potential marsh migration due to sea level rise
*Overlays social and economic data onto potential sea level rise
*Examines how tidal flooding will become more frequent with sea level rise
For More Information…
Rhonda Price
Coastal Community Resilience Team Coordinator
Tracie Sempier
Coastal Storms Program Coordinator
Resilience Team, Toolkit Working Group Lead
Questions?
Online Demo’sStormSmart Coasts Network:
http://stormsmartcoasts.org/
Coastal Resilience Index Critical Facilities Tool:
http://csc-s-web-q.csc.noaa.gov/criticalfacilities/
Sea-Level Rise Visualization Tool:http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slrviewer