Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities

Overview

Coastal communities increasingly realize the need for adaptation strategies, but many are unsure where to begin. Attend this course to gain a thorough grounding and practical skills for incorporating adaptation strategies into planning processes. Time in class is provided to practice applying what you’ve learned, and opportunities for local collaboration and next steps are emphasized through discussion, participant activities, and local speakers and examples.

The course is designed for planners, public works staff, floodplain managers, hazard mitigation planners, sustainability managers, emergency managers, community groups, members of civic organizations, and coastal resource managers.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the basic elements of an adaptation planning framework to organize future preparedness efforts
• Translate climate science into impacts on local community assets
• Practice a qualitative approach to scope and compile a vulnerability assessment, and describe how to apply the results
• Identify, compare, and prioritize locally relevant adaptation strategies and actions
• Describe implementation options for different strategies

Details

Continuing Education Credits

This course offers 14 hours of continuing education credits for the American Institute of Certified Planners and 12 hours for Certified Floodplain Manager professional certifications.

Contributing Partners

• NOAA Office for Coastal Management