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Advancing Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions through Policy and Partnerships

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.

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Advancing Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions through Policy and Partnerships

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  1. Advancing Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions through Policy and Partnerships Kim Penn, NOAA Office for Coastal Management

  2. Green • Natural • Nature-Based • Hybrid

  3. Natural Infrastructure in the News

  4. Post-Sandy Improving coastal resilience by pursuing a systems approach that incorporates natural, social, and built components

  5. 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.”

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. President’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force 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

  9. Federal Agency Action Directed research funding Funding for implementation Technical assistance and tools development Emphasis on metrics and indicators

  10. Federal Agency Action

  11. On the Ground in Maryland

  12. On the Ground in Maryland

  13. Partnerships to SupportUnderstanding through Implementation

  14. 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

  15. 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 …

  16. Questions? Kim Penn, NOAA Office for Coastal Management

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