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Advancing Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions
through Policy and Partnerships
Kim Penn, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Green • Natural • Nature-Based • Hybrid
Natural Infrastructure in the News
Post-Sandy
Improving coastal resilience by pursuing a systems approach that incorporates natural, social, and built components
Administration Priority
“Recognizing the many benefits the Nation's natural infrastructure provides, agencies shall, where possible, focus on program and policy adjustments that promote the dual goals of greater climate resilience and . . . other reductions to the sources of climate change.”
Priority Agenda on Enhancing the Climate
Resilience of America’s Natural Resources
Chapter 4: Enhancing community preparedness and resilience by utilizing and sustaining natural resources
•More than 30 individual actions identified across nine federal agencies and the Executive Office of the President
Coastal Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services Task Force
• Identify knowledge gaps that impede the integration of green infrastructure into coastal climate resilience planning and response
• Develop a federal research agenda
Recommendations offered guidance on how the federal government should
•Modernize programs and policies to incorporate climate change•Incentivize and remove barriers to community resilience•Provide useful actionable information and tools
President’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force
Directed research funding
Funding for implementation
Technical assistance and tools development
Emphasis on metrics and indicators
Federal Agency Action
Federal Agency Action
Able to filter based on simple search text. Advanced search feature is also being developed.
Drop-downs reveal multi-select picklists.
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On the Ground in Maryland
On the Ground in Maryland
Partnerships to SupportUnderstanding through
Implementation
The other SAGE: A Systems Approach to Geomorphic Engineering
Promoting a systems approach to coastal risk reduction that looks at the landscape scale and integrates natural and gray infrastructure solutions
Key activities:-Developing metrics to understand performance of natural and nature based features-Creating communication tools-Exploring regional pilot opportunities
Opportunities for THIS Community
Build new partnerships, share ideas, and leverage resources
Respond
Connect science to management decisions
Generate interest and investment in increasing understanding of infrastructure choices for resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies
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Questions?
Kim Penn, NOAA Office for Coastal Management