The Bay Area at Risk from Sea Level Rise

Carl Guardino, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Source: ESA; Bing Maps; Noah Knowles (USGS)

Flooding – Bay Area Problem

Infrastructure Network Vulnerable

Q3 Board Meeting

South Bay Levees Under Pressure

Q3 Board MeetingSource: Noah Knowles (USGS)

Flood Risk – Innovation Economy

Q3 Board Meeting

Solvable Problem

• Federal, state and local agencies developing integrated projects

• Planning, acquisition and restoration of South Bay salt ponds will include 15,000 acres over time

Coastal Flooding in the Bay is a Solvable Problem

Many Partners

Business Engagement

June Working Council

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