The free workshop “Sea-Level Rise and Flooding: Planning and Law for Local Governments” will take place in Marathon from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on January 9, 2019.
A compilation of the latest news in coastal planning, climate change and sea-level rise in Florida composed by Florida Sea Grant’s coastal planning specialist Thomas Ruppert.
The project develops new tools that encourage communities to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System.
A new Florida law focused on flooding also requires that redevelopment planning in coastal management elements includes the impacts of sea-level rise.