sea level rise

Coastal Commission Holds Joint Sea Level Rise Workshop

In August, the California Coastal Commission held a half day joint workshop with the League of Cities, California State Association of Counties, and local government officials on sea level rise. At the workshop, progress made by the Local Government Sea Level Rise workshop was reviewed, experiences were shared related to statewide Local Coastal Program updates, and public input was gathered on the working group’s 2022 goals. The working group is made up of representatives from cities, counties, and Coastal Commission staff.

EAC spoke at the meeting, alongside other NGOs and government representatives. Joining other coastal NGOs, like Surfrider and WILDCOAST, we voiced our support for nature-based solutions, public access, and voiced our oppostion to armoring the coast.

Taking Action Against Sea Level Rise: OPC Releases New Report

In February, the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) released the 2022 State Agency Sea Level Rise Action Plan for California. This report is the first of its kind and was developed with unprecedented collaboration, but is it inclusive enough?

Researchers, policymakers, and community organizations agree that inclusiveness is essential to successfully addressing the impacts of climate change and sea level rise (SLR). This means reaching out to environmental justice communities to ensure their voices are heard. Environmental justice communities will be hit by climate change the hardest and have significantly less resources to mitigate these impacts.

The deadline for all interested parties to submit public comments on the OPC report is June 3, 2022. Comments can be submitted to SLRActionPlan@resources.ca.gov.

State Agencies Adopt Statewide Sea Level Rise Principles

In May, the California Coastal Commission followed the State Lands Commission’s lead and adopted 'Making California’s Coast Resilient to Sea Level Rise: Principles for Aligned State Action,' a set of six major principles to be implemented by a variety of state agencies that reflect unified, effective action toward sea-level rise resilience grounded in best available science, partnerships, alignment, communications and local support.

Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Tomales Bay including Living Shorelines

Marin County launched the Coastal Communities Working Group (CCWG) in early 2020 and invited representatives from West Marin Village Associations, and other stakeholders including environmental and youth representatives. Participants in the CCWG are tasked with reviewing, providing input, and sharing information about key adaptation planning efforts in West Marin.

The work of the CCWG is to build off the County’s prior effort, Collaboration: Sea-Level Marin Adaptation Response Team (C-SMART) , an effort to understand potential impacts of sea level rise on Marin's ocean coast and work together with communities to prepare for a more resilient future.

In February, the CCWG met twice to review two projects that are underway in Marin County, the Stinson Beach Nature-Based Adaptation Feasibility Study, and Tomales Bay Nature-Based Adaptation Study.

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