Consortium for Ocean Leadership Annual Public Policy Forum

Margaret A. Davidson National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Doug Mills, The New York Times/AP

Coastal Communities: Vital to U.S. and International Economies

45 percent of the U.S. national gross domestic product is contributed by coastal communities 51 million jobs

Coastal counties contain 53 percent of the nation’s population—but account for only 17 percent of U.S. land area (excludes Alaska).

Coastal habitats help reduce impacts of floods, storms, and climate change on coastal communities by absorbing water, wave energy, and other stressors.

Most Vulnerable Populations

The Partnership Dimension Creating partnerships to

integrate climate information and planning tools Interagency Federal, Regional, State, Local Associations, organizations,

academia

Understanding perceptions and the socio-economic costs to promote risk-wise behavior and development

Raising the level of community understanding and interaction A new port facility in Charleston?

Shrewsbury River, NJ

Not Waiting for a Disaster to Achieve Better Resilience Today

Digital Coast Resilience Data and Tools Coastal County SnapshotsC-CAP Land Cover AtlasCoastal LidarSLR and Coastal Flooding Impacts ViewerENOW

http://csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/

Green/Gray Infrastructure

Change is Here: Time to Act is Now