Topic Guide
Helping shorelines and communities adapt to rising seas and stronger storms
Sea-level rise, stronger storms, and eroding shorelines threaten homes, ports, and ecosystems. Hard seawalls alone often shift risk elsewhere and destroy habitat. Coastal resilience blends nature-based defenses, smart land-use planning, and community preparedness.
Investing before disaster strikes costs less than repeated recovery—and can restore wetlands, dunes, and reefs that protect people while supporting wildlife.
Restored mangroves, marshes, dunes, and oyster reefs absorb wave energy and grow with sediment over time.
Setbacks, flood-aware building codes, and managed retreat options reduce exposure where risk is rising fastest.
Local knowledge of flood paths and critical assets improves hazard maps and emergency plans.
Resilience funds and insurance tools that reward prevention keep communities from cycling through crisis.
We treat Coastal Resilience as a cross-cutting priority—linking science, community action, and durable policy so progress in one place can inform work worldwide.
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