The SCCCI has been very active during the year 2011 as we continue to promote strategic planning for a sea level rise forecast to reach one meter or more by 2100.

Activities include:

• Participation in the Symposium "Local to Regional Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies" (May 2011)
• Analysis of adaptation strategies and recommended amendments to existing Comprehensive Plans funded by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (formally the Florida Department of Community Affairs) (ongoing)
• Implementing a rapid response website designed to provide elected officials and the media with science-based answers to questions on climate change (ongoing)
• Participation in the "Science for Community Leaders" thematic session of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference (November 2011)

For more information go to the events page.

Third and Final Public Forum - Adapting to rising seas; technical and policy recommendations submitted to the City of Satellite Beach

MELBOURNE (November 2010) – The City of Satellite Beach and Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program convened the third and final public forum designed to inform residents of the City and Space Coast on the progress made towards completing a Climate Ready Estuaries grant awarded to the City by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Fall of 2009. For more information go to the events page.

Recent Events
Public Forum: Adapting to rising seas; a progress-report on the Climate Ready Estuaries grant awarded to the City of Satellite Beach
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 7 - 9 PM.
Where:  Satellite Beach Public Library, 751 Jamaica Blvd (map)
Cost: Free

MELBOURNE – The City of Satellite Beach and Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program convened their second public forum to inform residents of the City of Satellite Beach and Space Coast on the progress made towards completing a Climate Ready Estuaries grant awarded to the City earlier this summer by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   For more information, go to the events page

Recent Event(s)
Preparing for Rising Sea Level – a pilot study
September 15, 2009
City of Satellite Beach, Florida The City of Satellite Beach and Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program conducted its first public meeting as part of a grant they were awarded earlier this summer through the EPA’s Climate Ready Estuaries Program. The goal of this EPA program is to build local ability to adapt to climate change. The September Forum was organized as a means of introducing Space Coast residents to project details, including the scope of work that will be undertaken once the project gets underway later this year.

See Events page for a summary of this public forum.

Adapting to Rising Sea Level
Melbourne Beach, Florida
25 June 2009

Most coastal areas are currently managed under the premise that sea-level rise is not significant and that the shorelines are static or can be fixed in place by engineering structures. On June 25, 2009, Dr. Randall W. Parkinson discussed the most recent sea-level rise forecasts, the inadequacy of existing response options, and the rationale for implementing a new style of coastal planning and management to better protect our natural resources and reduce risks to human life.

See Events page for a summary of this public forum.