Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning Presentation for the Adaptation to Climate Change Conference
Stevie Freeman-Montes
City of Sarasota Sustainability Manager January 25, 2018
Purpose of the Climate Adaptation Plan Ensure public services into the future Remain competitive, resilient, and well-planned Enhance the conversation about climate science Improve opportunities for funding Improve planning and policy
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Scope of Study
Government Infrastructure
Neighborhoods
Businesses
Resiliency 3
Six Step Process
Reaserch and Analyze Climate Trends
Step 2
Infrastructure Inventory
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Vulnerability Assessment
Prioritize Vulnerabilities
Identify Adaptation Strategies
Step 6
Adaptation Plan
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Step 1
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Step 2 - Infrastructure Inventory and Mapping
• Focus • Critical assets • Evacuation routes • High risk assets • Quantitative Evaluation • Vulnerability = Sensitivity X Adaptive Capacity • Risk = Likelihood X Consequence
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Step 3 - Vulnerability Assessment
Step 4 - Prioritize Vulnerabilities
Risk
Priority Infrastructure
Vulnerability
Transportation Thirty-four (34) transportation assets were evaluated; fifteen (15) were deemed most vulnerable
Stormwater
Fifty-two (52) stormwater assets were evaluated; twenty-nine (29) were deemed most vulnerable
Step 5 – Identify Adaptation Strategies Adaptation strategies were developed for eighty (80) assets deemed most vulnerable or critical
Transportation Adaptation Measures
The Co-Benefits of Adaptation Planning • Local Job Creation o Example of resilient shoreline projects (designers, engineers, construction, etc.)
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Flooding and Storm Resilience to Current Conditions Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Nexus Health Equity Long-Term Operational Sustainability
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• Plan formally adopted January 16, 2018 • www.sarasotafl.gov/sustainability • Or • https://www.sarasotafl.gov/government/ci ty-manager/sustainability
Stevie Freeman-Montes
City of Sarasota Sustainability Manager 14
stevie.freeman-montes@sarasotafl.gov