PROJECT PORTAL

Tides to Storms

This project includes 1) Production of a regional vulnerability assessment report and map set for NH coastal communities, utilizing the best available information to assess the impacts of climate change on land, natural resources and infrastructure, and provide detailed maps, risk and impact analyses, and adaptation and mitigation strategies to address the projected future effects of sea level rise and storm surge; 2) Development of a model Coastal Flood, Hazards and Adaptation Chapter to be incorporated within coastal community Hazard Mitigation Plans; 3) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan updates in each eligible coastal community to specifically incorporate the vulnerability assessment including development of adaptation and mitigation strategies that address the projected future effects of sea level rise and storm surge; 4) Development of outreach and guidance tools to enhance preparedness, create capacity and improve resiliency in the built environment, human health and safety, and natural systems; 5) Incorporation of Coastal Flood, Hazards and Adaptation Chapter into local Hazard Mitigation Plans and other state plans.

Project Lead

Rockingham Planning Commission

Funding

New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management, FEMA
$118,980

Time Frame

Start: November 1, 2012
End: September 1, 2015

King Tide 2016 (credit: Brian Wilson)