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Delaware Releases Statewide Sea Level Vulnerability Assessment
Published: Friday, October 05, 2012
The Delaware Coastal Management Program, with technical assistance from the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, has produced a statewide vulnerability assessment that outlines the potential impacts of future sea level rise scenarios to public and private property, infrastructure, and various statewide resources. The results of the assessment provide in-depth information on sea level rise in the state of Delaware and outline how all three counties and 31 of the state’s 57 cities and towns will be directly impacted. In developing the report, the Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee, composed of representatives from state and local governments, businesses, and civic advocacy organizations, solicited extensive stakeholder and public comment at meetings and public engagement sessions throughout the state.
The findings of this report will be used by Delaware's Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee to develop recommendations aimed at improving State's ability to adapt to the changes of sea level rise. The report, Preparing for Tomorrow’s High Tide: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for the State of Delaware, is available for download on the DNREC’s website.
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