Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. A vulnerability assessment provides a baseline understanding of the risks a certain community, place, or asset faces as it relates to specific threats. This assessment focuses on threats associated with climate change. Additionally, there is a Climate Threats document that details the specific climate threats that would impact the region. Through sophisticated modeling and data analysis, we can assess the specific properties, locations, and components within the community that may be at risk of experiencing any of the climate threats identified as part of this study. Once each facility or asset is intersected with the location of extreme events, the vulnerability of all public infrastructure can be defined. The ultimate goal of the Coastal Resilience Partnership is to install, inform, and implement long-term resilience and adaptation strategies into all participating local governments.

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