FLORIDA RESILIENT COASTLINES PROGRAM

For Florida’s coastal communities, resilience is the ability to recover quickly from disasters and to adapt to future conditions such as sea level rise. The Florida Resilient Coastlines Program is DEP’s effort to synergize community resilience planning, natural resource protection tools, and funding to prepare Florida’s coastline for the effects of climate change, especially rising sea levels. DEP’s vision is that Florida’s coastal communities are resilient and prepared for the effects of rising sea levels, including coastal flooding, erosion and ecosystem changes. Our history of protecting, preserving and restoring habitats has set the stage for this continuing effort.

We continue to partner with federal, regional, state and local agencies to promote a coordinated approach to sea level planning. This story map is an interactive tool for the public, coastal managers, academics, government agencies, and private industry members. Take a tour of past coastal resilience projects around the state by clicking directly on the map or the tabs for more in-depth information on specific project types.