Option

Designate the flood zone as green space that can be used for trails and recreation or to augment small scale agriculture or flood water retention.

Details

Hazards

Flooding – Coastal

Flooding – General

Assets

Agriculture and Food Supply

Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy

Water Infrastructure – Wastewater

Natural Areas and Wildlife

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Top: Buildings at Old Town (Unsplash, Ryan Ledbetter, 2021) Bottom, from left to right: Electric bus (DASH), construction, bikes and trolleys (City of Alexandria), and rooftop solar installation (Unsplash, Bill Mead, 2022)

City of Alexandria, Virginia Energy & Climate Change Action Plan

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Kake Tidal Flats, by Elizabeth Figus. Used with permission

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Millie Hawley, President, Native Village of Kivalina. Used with permission

Relocating Kivalina

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Cover credits: Children in woods, Steve Hillebrand. Horse-eye jacks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Painted Hills, Jane Pellicciotto. Pelican, George Andrejko/ Arizona Game and Fish Department

USFWS National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy