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County presents vulnerability assessment outlining 25 resiliency "hot spots," seeks grants for adaptation
Summary
Amy Eason, Martin County environmental resource engineer and Resilient Martin lead, presented a county-wide vulnerability assessment July 28 that identifies climate threats, 25 priority "hot spots," recommended adaptation strategies and current grant awards for planning and infrastructure.
Amy Eason, environmental resource engineer for Martin County and the county's Resilient Martin lead, presented the countyvulnerability assessment to the CRA on July 28, describing exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity for county assets and identifying priority areas for work.
"A vulnerability assessment looks at exposure are you wet? sensitivity how wet are you? and adaptive capacity are you sinking, swimming or drowning?" Eason said, summarizing the framework required under Florida law. She said the assessment evaluates transportation, critical infrastructure, community and emergency facilities, and natural, cultural and historical resources against tidal flooding, storm surge and rainfall, using present-day and future projections…
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