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San Francisco staff present multi-hazard resilience plan and sea level rise assessment, outline next steps
Summary
City staff presented a multi-agency Hazard & Climate Resilience Plan and a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability & Consequences Assessment that identify 13 hazards, 97 strategies and show up to 108 inches of sea level rise scenarios affecting roughly 6% of the city; officials flagged the need for coordinated funding, further modeling and phased adaptation.
City officials presented the final Hazard & Climate Resilience Plan and a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability & Consequences Assessment to the San Francisco Commission on the Environment on Jan. 28, 2020, describing both as the multi-agency foundation for adapting the city to current and future climate hazards.
Brian Strong, chief resilience officer, said the plan replaces the city's prior FEMA hazard mitigation plan and must be renewed every five years for the city to remain eligible for FEMA hazard-mitigation funding. He said the update expands the analysis to address climate-driven hazards and integrates a broader set of assets, including people, into the city's resilience inventory.
Elizabeth Felter, a hazard and climate resilience analyst with the department, and planning staff explained the plan's…
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