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Coastal Issues

The primary mission of the ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee is to support the membership by promoting education, policies and activities aimed at reducing the costs and impacts of coastal flooding, and protecting and preserving the natural and beneficial functions of coastal floodplains and the associated coastal ecosystems and the services they provide.
Coastal Issues Committee Contacts
Lori Cary-Kothera
NOAA-Off. For Coastal Mgmt.843-740-1243
Tom McDonald, Jr., CFM
City of Savannah912-651-6530 x1895
Coastal Issues Committee Information
Coastal Issues Committee Work Plan 2020-2021

Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2020

Draft 2019 ASFPM Coastal Committee Survey Results

Coastal Issues Committee Work Plan 2019-2020

ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2019

Policy Committee Work Plan: Coastal Issues Committee 2018-2019

Policy Committee Work Plan: Coastal Issues Committee 2017-2018

ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2018

ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2017

ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2016

Policy Committee Work Plan: Coastal Issues Committee 2015-2016

ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee Status Report 2015

Meeting Notes and Webinars
Coastal Policy Committee Meeting Notes – July 30, 2020

Recording of August 2019 Lunch & Learn “Miami Beach-Rising Above

ASFPM Coastal Issues Call – July 24, 2019

ASFPM Coastal Committee Meeting – May 20, 2019

Policy Updates
ASFPM Coastal Barrier Resources Act Comments

ASFPM and ASWM Submit Comments to Federal Register on Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Coastal Barrier Resources System: status of development that has occurred and financial assistance provided by federal agencies : report to the Honorable Wayne T. Gilchrest, House of Representatives

Briefing – Coastal Resilience: Using Nature-Based Solutions to Reduce the Risk of Flooding, Save Tax Dollars, and Provide Important Habitat

Web Resources for Coastal Issues
The purpose of this section is to provide easy access to other websites that relate to coastal management and coastal floodplains. Please feel free to suggest other links that may be appropriate for inclusion on this page.

Adapting to Stormwater Toolkit

ASFPM CRS Green Guide

Coastal Sea-Level Change Societal Challenge Needs Assessment Report

Coastal States Organization

Digital Coast

Digital Coast: Coastal Storms

Effectively Managing Coastal Floodplain Development : Model Bylaw

EPA Beachwatch

An Estimate of the U.S. Population Living in 100-Yer Coastal Flood Hazard Areas

FEMA’s Coastal Population Study: Comments on Data Accuracy, Current Initiatives, and Future Risk

FEMA/NFIP Regulations

Georgetown Climate Center’s Managed Retreat Toolkit

Large-scale managed retreat and structural protection following the 2011 Japan tsunami

National Beach Nourishment Database

National Geodetic Survey

National Ocean Service

National Resources Conservation Service

National Weather Service

NOAA 2019 High Tide Flooding

NOAA Coastal Zone Management

NOAA How to Map Open Space for CRS Credit

NOAA Office of Coastal Management

NOAA Tides and Currents

Pew Oceans Commission

Reducing Coastal Risks on the East and Gulf Coasts (2014)

Renewable Natural Resources Foundation – 2018 Congress on Ocean Policy Report

StormSmart Coasts Network

TNC’s Coastal Resilience Tool

USGS Center for Coastal Geology

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