Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning

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