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|a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy for San Diego Bay |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a The San Diego region is a center of economic activity, diversity, and culture in Southern California. The
region has long been known for its remarkable landscape, biological diversity, economic prowess, and
prestigious academic institutions, and many have acclaimed it as one of the nation’s most livable
communities. While the region’s growth and status as an economic center is projected to continue for the
foreseeable future, real threats to this status are posed by the impacts of climate change. Among these
expected climate change impacts, perhaps none poses a greater risk than sea level rise. This century,
elevation of average high tide could change by as much as 1.5 meters, or approximately five feet.
San Diego is a region defined by its relationship with the coast and heavily invested in its coastal
communities. San Diego Bay, in particular, is a treasured asset, the anchor of the regions’ tourism and
military economies. With so much at stake, it is critical to begin considering policy responses long before
the worst impacts associated with sea level rise are projected to occur, because developing and
implementing solutions will require unprecedented collaboration with long lead‐times, and because
infrastructure is being built now that will be vulnerable to impacts in the future. To begin, a Public Agency
Steering Committee comprised of staff from the five bayfront cities, the San Diego Unified Port District, and
the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority came together to develop this Sea Level Rise Adaptation
Strategy for San Diego Bay (Adaptation Strategy). The Adaptation Strategy consists of two primary
components: a Vulnerability Assessment that evaluates how community assets could be impacted by sea
level rise, and Recommendations for building the resilience of those community assets.
The Adaptation Strategy was prepared by ICLEILocal
Governments for Sustainability through a
collaborative, regional stakeholder process that
included most of the public agencies and private
sector representatives with a major interest in
the future of San Diego Bay. Over the course of
multiple workshops, stakeholders and technical
advisors developed common assumptions and
consensus‐based recommendations that should
form the basis of the region’s climate adaptation
planning going forward. The Adaptation Strategy
is a living document that can be implemented by
local agencies and re‐evaluated as new
information becomes available in the coming
years. |
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|a ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. |
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|a dpSobek |c Sea Level Rise |
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