Case Study

Boosting Community Storm Resilience in Alaska

Many remote coastal communities in Alaska currently have no formal storm history data, flood risk analysis, or way to predict and assess flooding impacts to their communities. These communities are at risk of flooding due to climate change and other coastal hazards such as storms.

Year
2022

Details

Hazards Addressed
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Assets
People

Follow the link below to access this Stories from the Field case study as published in Digital Coast by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.

Boosting Community Storm Resilience in Alaska »

Organizations to Contact

NOAA Office for Costal Management Digital Coast

Relevant Options

Work with local medical providers and hospitals to ensure that medical facilities are prepared to meet any increased demand because of hazardous events. Develop a notification system for natural hazards that is responsive to community needs. Grow partnerships between the public, private and nonprofit sectors to provide critical services to vulnerable populations in times of crisis.

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action
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Image Credit

"Hooper Bay", by Travis, CC BY-NC 2.0, via Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/4126795251/