Climate Change Flood Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning

Climate Change Flood Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning project

The Town of Wareham contracted with Woods Hole Group to complete a Climate Change Flood Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning project. The goals of this project were to:

• Provide data on likely future flooding scenarios;
• Identify potential flooding impacts to municipally-owned infrastructure;
• Identify potential sea level rise impacts to natural resources;
• Identify potential flooding impacts to specific population demographics;
• Identify potential adaptation strategies to reduce risk;
• Prioritize investments in adaptation strategies; and
• Produce high-quality maps and graphics that can be used to disseminate project results to decision makers and the general public.

A final report was issued in December 2019 and may be viewed here