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City of Lewes, Delaware Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan

In 2011, the City of Lewes, Delaware undertook a pilot project to develop a unified Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan, which considers the City’s vulnerability to climate change, particularly sea-level rise, and includes an evaluation of the vulnerability of roads and critical evacuation routes.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/adaptation_framework/resources/lewes_de_hazard/index.cfm

Tags: Accommodate, Adaptation Plan, Case Studies (Georgetown), Delaware, Increase Redundancy, Manage and Maintain, Module 4: Assess Vulnerabilities, National, Planning, Precipitation, Roads, Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge