Staff described the Shoreline Adaptation and Management Plans (SAMPS) work: phase 3 sequencing, draft medium‑term strategies for Westcliff, Main/Manresa and Seabright, funding/financing study and early engagement results (88% of worksheet respondents said the project was going in the right direction).

Staff presented an Isabel+2.4-foot coastal-resilience overlay map and checklist; commissioners asked staff to prepare ordinance amendments (floodplain, freeboard, and forest-conservation cross-references) for September and to bring short-term rental and certificate-of-occupancy items next month.

An AECOM business-case analysis presented to the council estimated large increases in coastal-storm property damage by 2070 under multiple sea-level scenarios, and found seawall elevation and residential freeboard options could deliver favorable benefit-cost ratios in some scenarios.

Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of...

The closing workshop brought participants together to reflect on the project’s core question: How do communities on B.C.’s South Coast learn to live with water?

A conversation with Pamela Conrad, Architecture 2030 senior fellow and the founder of Climate Positive Design.

At its Dec. 8 meeting the Pacifica City Council unanimously appointed Christine Bowles as mayor and Greg Wright as vice mayor. Bowles outlined priorities including coastal adaptation, a climate action implementation committee and attention to housing and financial sustainability.

Council approved a Local Coastal Program update adding a beaches and bluffs hazards adaptation chapter, directing staff to incorporate surf‑break mapping/metrics where appropriate and to coordinate monitoring with nonprofits; motion included language referencing the Westcliff 50‑year vision.

City discusses flood-proof design and paid parking for Dana House and surf lodge

Interview with Anna Zivian, Researcher in Conservation Sciences at Ocean Conservancy The goal of the Sea’ties initiative is to facilitate the development of public policies and the implementation of adaptation solutions for coastal cities threatened by rising sea levels. Developed by the Ocean & Climate Platform, the initiative is aimed at elected representatives, administrators and stakeholders involved in this transition as a forum for sharing experiences of sustainable solutions. Sea’ties is an international initiative to mobilize cities which feature a diversity of climatic, geographic, social, economic and political contexts. Many solutions have already been implemented across the world and can be inspirational for other regions. By making connections between concrete experiences and characterizing them through illuminating scientific works, we can promote the most suitable practices and support the choices of political decision makers and regional administrators. More informations: https://ocean-climate.org/en/seaties-2/

Policy Brief - Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise The coasts are emblematic spaces of the upheavals due to climate change. The Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC predicts that by 2100, sea level could rise above one meter while the related extreme events