Plan

Coastal Resilience - Georgia

The Nature Conservancy and partners are working in coastal Georgia to identify ways to reduce the risk of coastal hazards to its residents using natural infrastructure, living shorelines, and protected wetlands and floodplains. Together, entire barrier islands and thousands of acres of saltmarsh and coastal floodplain have been placed into protection.

Year
2024

Details

Hazards
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Water Quality
Assets
Agriculture and Food Supply
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Sources
The Nature Conservancy | Coastal Resilience program
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Options Used

Floodproof existing structures. For example, move power equipment to higher floors.

Relevant Options

Pilot approaches to bring landowners and key agencies together to plan and implement runoff management, erosion management and riparian restoration activities. Identify models and best practices for joint Identify processes (e.g., policy, programmatic and financial tools) to support runoff and erosion management in riparian areas.

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action

Additional Resources

Coastal Resilience Resource Library
Coastal Resilience decision-support tool

Plans

Coastal Resilience - Georgia

Organizations

The Nature Conservancy | Coastal Resilience program
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