Resilience

Building for the Climate of the Future

Climate impacts are here now—and our coastal areas are bearing the brunt. Homes and buildings near the waterfront are already vulnerable to rising tides and flooding, especially during major storms.

→Source: Conservation Law Foundation
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Open Space, Green Infrastructure Could Protect Us From the Next ‘Bomb Cyclone’

As Winter Storm Grayson roared into the Northeast this past week, it wasn’t snow or freezing temperatures that brought our coastal cities to a state of emergency. It was water—too much of it, and in the wrong places.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
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First the Greenway, Now the Waterway

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wants to transform Fort Point Channel into a waterway lined with parks that would serve almost as levees during periods of storm surge.

→Source: CommonWealth Magazine
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As Construction And Tides Rise, Group Aims To Make Eastie ‘More Resilient’ Against Climate Change

Harborkeepers recently conducted a survey in East Boston to gauge where the community is at on climate resiliency. More than three quarters of respondents said they did not know the locations of the evacuation routes out of the neighborhood.

→Source: WBUR
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Climate Ready Boston Leaders Talk Resiliency in Boston Neighborhoods this Summer

This isn’t about just battening down the hatches and holding on; instead, people in East Boston and across the city have started figuring out how to turn the urgent need for climate change preparation, resiliency and adaptation into opportunities to improve community services, boost economic development, increase access to open space, and unite diverse communities.

→Source: East Boston Times
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Are We Ready for a Harvey-Like Storm in Boston?

Last year, FEMA updated flood maps for Boston to show much more of the city is in danger of flooding, thanks to changes in sea levels and other data.

→Source: WGBH Greater Boston
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