Coastal Services Center

Road Map for Adapting to Coastal Risk

For this two-day course, the term "coastal risk" refers to storm surge, flooding, shoreline change, declining lake levels, and sea level rise. Students will learn how to design a local risk assessment using spatial and visualization data and techniques, as well as identify adaptation strategies that can be integrated into existing planning and decision-making processes.

This training is based on methods developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center, which have been updated to include climate change assessment and adaptation planning. To see the community risk and vulnerability assessment tools and methods, visit www.csc.noaa.gov/rva_tools/.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to

• Design and apply the risk assessment process locally
• Identify coastal hazards and climate change risks
• Determine spatial techniques and data resources appropriate for their community’s capabilities
• Evaluate key vulnerability and resilience characteristics of built infrastructure, green infrastructure, society and culture, and the economy
• List and evaluate implementation techniques for reducing impacts
• Consider how assessment results can be integrated into existing planning and decision-making processes

Prerequisites

• Status as a coastal resource management professional from a Center partner agency (nonprofit, or local, state, or federal government)

Course Offerings

The training course will be available in early 2010. Please e-mail the Center for information on course offerings and scheduling.

Hosting Requirements

The cost is minimal for participants and host organizations. Please review our remote training requirements (PDF) for host responsibilities, costs, and site requirements.

Contact Information

For additional course, hosting, or registration information, e-mail csc.training.resilience@noaa.gov.