KATHY – what TNC/CRR does—why TNC/CRR is “cool” Reefs can weaken the wave energy that would normally hit coastlines by 97 percent. Reefs help protect more than 400 million people from storms globally. It only takes 100 meters of mangroves to reduce wave height by 66%. Reefs can weaken the wave energy that would normally hit coastlines by 97 percent. Nature makes communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Reefs, dunes and marshes break waves, absorb storm surges and blunt winds. And sometimes, when combined with built infrastructure such as seawalls, they greatly reduce the risks of storms to people and businesses. Reefs help protect more than 600 million people from storms globally. By restoring reefs, mangrove forests and sea grass beds, we will help reduce risks for many more people. We are developing the scientific and economic case for nature and partnering with insurance and reinsurance companies, engineering firms and development banks to fundamentally change how people and communities adapt to the impacts of climate change while protecting the lands and waters on which all life depends. It only takes 100 meters of mangroves to reduce wave height by 66%. It is estimated that 95% of all commercially important fish species depend on coastal habitats at one stage in their life cycle. They store carbon in their soils for thousands of years. They filter and clean coastal waters, reducing pollution such as agricultural runoff and sewage. They are the foundation of a healthy tourism economy for many communities.
Coastal habitats can….. store water, attenuate waves and decrease erosion
Total Risk
Risk Reduction Involves Multiple Solutions
Nature-based solutions
Risk Transfer- insurance
Development choices
Traditional defenses- seawalls
OUR VISION
ALL OVER THE WORLD NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTS
PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES
FROM STORMS, FLOODS AND EROSION
OUR VISION
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REBECCA starts, KATHY chimes in Scale programs using nature to protect people in a sustainable way. Enhance business preparedness ahead of storms and flooding, supporting better business continuity post-disaster. Empower resilience-building actions by local people and communities Enhance collaboration among government, the public and the private sector. Through the collaboration, demonstration in some of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Mexico, leading to a success story for municipal involvement in disaster risk reduction and planning, and opening the door for the Mex federal agency that regulates municipal planning and governance. Where do they design the hotel, the infrastructure? How to use natural systems to protect the infrastructure? Scenarios on where is most likely to be affected, use for planning on what equipment is needed, etc. Govs mobilize equip ahead of time. Make apps easier and more available for the businesses, large and small—a tool accessible to anyone. Different apps for different uses and audiences. Customized for the hotel owner, citizen or disaster relief professional. People who don’t have their own plan, capacity to have a preparedness plan. Give a bigger outlet for TNC, but help the RC develop a professional audience. Tools that reach the public, like Hazard app. Starting to focus on the practitioner level. Need to bridge these two audiences. Hazard app developed in Indo with OFDA, picked up by Caribbean. Putting info into people’s hands for decision-making. Move away from project based to making tools available for local champions to take action on their own. Better delivery system. Make new connections with agencies beyond the disaster response agencies. Focus on agencies delivering social services. Using RC trust to bring various groups together to coordinate.
APPROACH
NETWORK
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Coastal Resilience efforts have expanded and now include 17 U.S. coastal states, four countries in Latin America (Mexico and Central America) and in three island nations in the Caribbean. There are also global and U.S. national web maps that together form the Coastal Resilience network.
maps.coastalresilience.org
DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS
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Coastal Resilience 2.0 is a decision support system that includes a web-based mapping tool and “apps” that plug into the tool platform Larger context of network of Coastal Resilience site—breadth of projects across N. America and elsewhere. Design layout is intended to accommodate multiple scales of nested information - community, state, regional, national, global The mapper tool has two major components that we will explore: 1. The webmap or tool platform 2. Apps to address specific coastal issues.
APPS ACROSS ISSUES & ENVIRONMENTS
Natural Defense Projects
Coastal Defense
Flood & SLR
Freshwater, Floodplain, Watershed apps
Community Planning Future Habitat
Habitat and Restoration Explorers
Map Layers
Risk Explorer
Mapping tool platform with apps
APPS DEVELOPED ACROSS SITES AND PROGRAMS
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This video is the latest version of the Coastal Defense app illustrating the wave attenuation properties of coral reefs and mangroves. The app allows you to set restoration parameters on hard bottom substrates for corals, as well as enhancing mangrove communities. It also allow the user to set an artificial structure as hard bottom substrate to grow corals.
Coastal Resilience Decision Support Tools
maps.coastalresilience.org
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Coastal Resilience 2.0 is a decision support system that includes a web-based mapping tool and “apps” that plug into the tool platform Larger context of network of Coastal Resilience site—breadth of projects across N. America and elsewhere. Design layout is intended to accommodate multiple scales of nested information - community, state, regional, national, global The mapper tool has two major components that we will explore: 1. The webmap or tool platform 2. Apps to address specific coastal issues.
coastalresilience.org Coastal Resilience
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Communication and planning tools
Risk Explorer areas are habitat areas with high risk reduction value
areas are potential oyster restoration areas with risk reduction value
Coastal Resilience 2.0 is a decision support system that includes a web-based mapping tool and “apps” that plug into the tool platform Larger context of network of Coastal Resilience site—breadth of projects across N. America and elsewhere. Design layout is intended to accommodate multiple scales of nested information - community, state, regional, national, global The mapper tool has two major components that we will explore: 1. The webmap or tool platform 2. Apps to address specific coastal issues.
High likelihood of future flood claims
High conservation opportunity
High likelihood of future flood damage and high conservation opportunity
• 343 municipalities, counties, and parishes are within or partially within the high priority watersheds.
• As of 2014, 100 of these communities were enrolled in the CRS program.
• The average number of points each community earned for open space was 131 out of a possible 2020 points.
• Indicates opportunity to improve CRS scores within key target watershed communities by protecting open space.
FEMA Community Rating System
maps.coastalresilience.org
Community Rating System App
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Coastal Resilience 2.0 is a decision support system that includes a web-based mapping tool and “apps” that plug into the tool platform Larger context of network of Coastal Resilience site—breadth of projects across N. America and elsewhere. Design layout is intended to accommodate multiple scales of nested information - community, state, regional, national, global The mapper tool has two major components that we will explore: 1. The webmap or tool platform 2. Apps to address specific coastal issues.
