- ART working with Pacific Institute to assess community impacts of sea level rise and storm events.
- BCDC, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and Caltrans working together to assess transportation vulnerabilities.
- ART working with PRBO Conservation Science to assess sea level rise and storm impacts to natural areas.
- Download the summaries and presentation from the Subregional meetings.
Adapting to Rising Tides: Bay Area Communities Working Together
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center to work with Bay Area communities to begin planning for sea level rise.
The Bay Area is already working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but mitigation alone will not be adequate to address impending sea level rise and other climate change impacts. The Bay Area must consider adaptation actions that will reduce the vulnerability of the built and natural environment to the effects of climate change. The Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) project was created to do just that.
The bay is rising and this is projected to continue. In fact, today's flood is expected to be the future's high tide. Areas that currently flood every ten to twenty years during extreme weather and tides will begin to flood regularly. These areas are home to over 160,000 residents as well as critical infrastructure, diverse habitats, and valuable community resources.
The ART project brings community officials and stakeholders together to collectively gain a better understanding of how sea level rise and other climate change impacts will affect the Bay Area's ecosystems, infrastructure, and economy. Additionally, ART will identify strategies for community-based adaptation planning to address these challenges and develop a process for implementing them.
Learn more about this exciting project at the About ART page.
