Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Cross-Boundary Park River

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Hartford

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Cross-Boundary Park River in West Hartford.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Poquonock Bridge

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Poquonock Bridge Critical Facilities in Groton.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Plainville

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Plainville

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Plainville Water Pollution Control Facility in Plainville.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Pocotopaug Creek

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East Hampton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Pocotopaug Creek in East Hampton.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Pawcatuck

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Stonington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Pawcatuck - Mechanic and River Roads in Stonington.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Niantic

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East Lyme

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Niantic in East Lyme.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for North Stonington

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North Stonington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for North Stonington Critical Facilities in North Stonington.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Mystic

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Mystic in Groton.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Nod Brook

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Avon

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Nod Brook in Avon.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for North End Critical

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Hartford

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for North End Critical in Hartford.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Oxoboxo Brook

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Montville

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Oxoboxo Brook in Montville.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Saybrook Loop

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Old Saybrook

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Saybrook "Loop".

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Saybrook Center

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Old Saybrook

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Saybrook Center.

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Severe Weather Arriving in Connecticut Sooner Rather Than Later

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December 04, 2024

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently noted that the pattern of increasingly severe precipitation, especially in the Northeast, is forecasted to continue as global average temperatures rise. For every degree of warming in Fahrenheit, the atmosphere can hold about 3%-4% more moisture, the agency explained. Global temperatures in 2023 were more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit above the pre-industrial average, and with particular heat records being set in Connecticut, it’s no surprise that precipitation records were also set as the atmosphere’s moisture capacity increased.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Norwichtown and Backus Hospital

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Norwich

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Norwichtown and Backus Hospital, Norwich.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Lebanon Critical Facilities, Lebanon

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Lebanon

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Lebanon Critical Facilities, Lebanon

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Kettle Brook, Windsor Locks

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Windsor Locks

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Kettle Brook, Windsor Locks

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Lantern Hill Road / Whitford Brook

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Lantern Hill Road / Whitford Brook, North Stonington, Stonington, Ledyard, Groton, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for the Kensington and Mattabessett River, Berlin

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Berlin

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for the Kensington and Mattabessett River, Berlin

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for the Lower Hockanum River, East Hartford

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East Hartford

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for the Lower Hockanum River, East Hartford

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Greeneville and Shetucket, Norwich

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Norwich

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Greeneville and Shetucket, Norwich

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Seeking Climate JUSTICE for All

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November 14, 2024 | Mac Murray A team of UConn researchers is changing climate conversations for good

The JUSTICE Collaboratory sits at the intersection of many of UConn’s research strengths – health equity, clean technologies, climate science, community resilience, and extension education – and leverages existing centers & institutes including the CLEAN EARTH Laboratory, the Atmospheric Sciences Group (which Seth leads); the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA); the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP); and the Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR).  “We aren’t starting from scratch and working together – we’ve worked together in a lot of different capacities,” Atkinson-Palombo points out. 

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Farmington River

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Farmington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Farmington River in Farmington.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Groton Airport

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Groton - New London Airport in Groton.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Fort Trumball

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New London

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Fort Trumball in New London.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Fitchville

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Bozrah

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Fitchville in Bozrah.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Main Street

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Essex

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Main Street/Ferry Street Access in Essex

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Enfield Water Pollution

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Enfield

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Enfield Water Pollution Control Facility in Enfield

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Hop Brook

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Manchester

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Hop Brook & Connecting Brooks in Manchester.

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Resilience Opportunity Map for Higganum Center

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Haddam

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Higganum Center in Haddam.

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Resilient Opportunity Area Map for Freshwater Brook

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Enfield

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Freshwater Brook in Enfield.

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Resilient Opportunity Area Hockanum River Toll

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Manchester

Resilient Opportunity Area for Hockanum River Toll in Manchester and Vernon.

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Resilient East Haddam Public Workshop 1 Meeting Slides

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East Haddam

Powerpoint slides from Public Workshop #1 for the Resilient East Haddam project which is part of Resilient Connecticut program. These slides contain existing and future flood modeling of the Succor Brook corridor which has the potential to impact the residential properties on Creamery Road and facilities associated with the Goodspeed Opera House.

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CT looks to ramp up resilience measures in the face of climate change

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by Michayla Savitt | Connecticut Public October 8, 2024 Connecticut is working to help towns and cities become more resilient to the impacts of climate change, in the wake of more intense and frequent extreme weather.

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CT saw catastrophic flooding this summer. Here’s why you may not have enough insurance.

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By: Kenneth R. Gosselin for Hartford Courant Shocking images of flooding in southwestern Connecticut this summer stirred up fresh worries about climate change but also how homeowners and small businesses may need to protect themselves with extra insurance, even if they don’t live in an area designated at risk for flooding. The federal government has reported that 25% of all property losses caused by flooding occur outside of areas officially mapped as vulnerable to flooding, a statistic that coincides with expectations for more — and violent — rainstorms in the years to come. “So that’s a pretty substantial number,” George Bradner, director of the property and casualty division at the Connecticut Insurance Department, said. “And the other issue is 25% of small businesses by a catastrophe like this never reopen their doors again. So those are two staggering numbers.” Decisions about whether to purchase flood insurance — either through the federal government or a growing number of private insurers — comes as the problem of flooding in Connecticut is now drawing increasing attention. Earlier this month, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, which represents cities and towns, issued a report recommending, among other things, that “towns should promote flood insurance coverage and other flood risk reduction strategies for properties outside the designated flooding areas.” No longer exclusively a shoreline a problem, the storms have become more unpredictable and moved inland with businesses and residents experiencing flooding at levels not seen in 50 years or more. The storm that pummeled the Connecticut town of Oxford and surrounding municipalities in August dumped as much as 16 inches of rain in a short span of time, spawning devastating flooding. The weather was described as a “one-in-1,000-year” storm. Scientists at the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at the University of Connecticut in Groton also are examining how more sudden, intense rainstorms are overwhelming decades-old drainage systems, leading to more frequent flooding.

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State calls for more climate change adaptation projects

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Connecticut is no stranger to extreme weather. Just last month, an unprecedented deluge of rain devastated towns in parts of western Connecticut. Now, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has announced its next phase of helping towns and cities adapt to inclement weather.

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New London flood prevention plan envisions ‘linear park’ along waterfront

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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New London

September 22, 2024 2:00 pm • Last Updated: September 22, 2024 5:09 pm

By John Penney

New London – An ambitious $16.5 million flood mitigation proposal for South Water Street calls for a combination of new flood walls and road-raising, along with design elements to make the downtown waterfront area more attractive and functional.

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Yantic River flood prompts government agencies to develop mitigation plans: What’s happening

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Matt Grahn

Norwich Bulletin

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SECCOG), UConn-based Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), GZA Geoenvironmental, and leaders from Norwich and Bozrah met Monday to discuss possible flood prevention strategies along the river, and then visited those sites.

Learning about the history of impacted sites is important at the beginning of a flood mitigation study. There was a site walk for parts of the Yantic River Watershed in Bozrah and Franklin earlier this year, Director or Resilience Planning John Truscinski said.

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Groton seeks closer look at housing, climate resilience as defense industry expands

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In the Media

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Groton

July 14, 2024 2:30 pm • Last Updated: July 14, 2024 7:34 pm

By Kimberly Drelich, Day Staff Writer

As the defense industry expands, towns and cities in the region want to take a fresh look at housing, climate resilience, and child care, among other topics, to ensure compatibility between the naval submarine base and Electric Boat and local communities.

And the military is expected to pay for the study.

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, along with the Town of Groton, is seeking a Department of Defense grant to update a 2017 study, which tackled issues from transportation to land use and housing, and to take a deeper dive into housing issues in Groton.

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CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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July 23, 2024 | Mac Murray, and Thomas Rettig

As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state

Between scorching summers and unprecedented storms, the consequences of climate change have crashed down on Connecticut in recent years. Policymakers, urban planners, and resource managers are needing to make decisions with new threats in mind: more extreme weather events, heat, and sea level rise. This last threat is something James O’Donnell, professor of marine sciences and director of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) at UConn Avery Point, knows a lot about. A physical oceanographer, his research focuses on circulation and mixing in the ocean. These factors influence how sea levels will respond to climate change.

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Is your neighborhood at risk in extreme weather?

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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insideinvestigator.org by Tricia Ennis, July 25, 2024 When Connecticut experiences an extreme weather event, how much are you and your family at risk? A new dashboard from the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) at the University of Connecticut aims to help answer that question, down to your street. In the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), researchers at CIRCA developed an equation to estimate how areas of the state could be impacted by extreme weather, like severe storms or high heat. The equation combines the physical characteristics of an area with the type of population or services that could be affected and factors in any community resilience or other adaptive assets it has.

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Fallout from climate change in CT: Focus moves to inland towns that will be hit hard

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Story by Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant

The consequences of climate change are easy to understand along Connecticut’s coastline where the sea is now forecast to rise 20 inches by 2050.

But researchers at the University of Connecticut also are now turning their attention to inland Connecticut and places that are not anywhere near the coast or even a large waterway such as the Connecticut River.

Scientists at the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation are examining how more sudden, intense rainstorms are overwhelming decades-old drainage systems, leading to more frequent flooding.

“We’re seeing more of these high-intensity rain events, and then, the water is just coming down faster than it can drain away,” Mary Buchanan, a community resilience planner at CIRCA, said. “You don’t have to be anywhere near the coast to be experiencing climate change.”

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Devastating flood highlights need for climate resiliency

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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By Mike Savino • Published August 20, 2024 • Updated on August 20, 2024 at 5:04 pm

The state of Connecticut is trying to help towns adapt to climate change as severe storms become more frequent, including a potentially historic rainfall Sunday for towns in the Naugatuck River Valley. This includes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Climate Resiliency Program, which gave out $8.8 million in its first year and expects to provide another $75 million in aid this year. “We want to help communities to think – to try to future proof their infrastructure,” DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes said Tuesday.

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In a summer of severe flooding in New England, a 1,000-year storm hit Connecticut. Here’s how.

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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The weather models didn’t see it coming. But “training” storms and an already primed atmosphere converged to deliver a surge of devastating rainfall.

By Chris Gloninger and Erin Douglas Globe Staff, Updated August 21, 2024,11:08 a.m.

On Aug. 19, 1955, the unimaginable happened.

A downgraded hurricane named Diane blasted the small rural town of Burlington, Conn., with a record 12-plus inches of rain and left 77 people dead statewide. Residents thought they had seen the worst of Mother Nature.

Then came this past Sunday, 69 years later to the day. And this time southwestern Connecticut felt the blow not from a hurricane and its the driving rain and slashing winds but from a storm so strong and so unusual in its ferocity that scientists categorized it as a historic, “1-in-1,000-year storm.” It broke Diane’s rainfall record by several inches.

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How can Connecticut prepare for a 1,000-year flood? It can’t, but strategy is changing

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Flood and Sea Level Rise

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By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster, Staff writer Aug 21, 2024

https://www.ctinsider.com/

Sunday's storms have been described in many ways: a rain bomb, training storms, flash floods.

And then there is 1,000-year flood.

The devastating storm that flooded parts of Connecticut and swept away roads was far more than infrastructure could handle. Twelve-plus inches of rain fell in a short period, or three months worth of rain for the state.

But what exactly is a 1,000-year flood? No, it's not a flood that happens once only every 1,000 years, but instead a flood that has a one in 1,000 chance of happening in any given year, as the U.S. Geological Survey explained. That calculation — how often flooding events are likely to happen, is part of how flood risk maps are derived.

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Summer heat smashed records a CT city study seeks out neighborhoods suffering the most

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Heat

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Hartford Courant Summer heat smashed records a CT city study seeks out neighborhoods suffering the most

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Opinion: Protecting Connecticut workers from heat is a hot topic

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In the Media

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Heat

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CT Mirror CT Viewpoints Opinion: Protecting Connecticut workers from heat is a hot topic by Galen Blanton August 30, 2024 @ 12:01 am In most of the nation, all you need to do is to step outside to feel one of Connecticut’s deadliest hazards: extreme heat. So far in 2024, the dangers of heat illness have killed 34 workers nationally both indoors and out. In July, the U.S. Department of Labor announced publication of a proposed rule to reduce the significant health risks for workers exposed to hazardous heat in outdoor and indoor settings.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in CRCOG Storymap

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The map shows the CRCOG project area with the top ROARs highlighted

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in SCCOG Storymap

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The map shows the SCCOG project area with the top ROARs highlighted.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in RiverCOG Storymap

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The map shows the RiverCOG project area with the top ROARs highlighted.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Westbrook

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Westbrook

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Westbrook

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Lyme

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Old Lyme

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Old Lyme

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for New London

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New London

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for New London

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Clinton

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Clinton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Clinton

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Durham Center

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Durham

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Durham Center

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Barriers to Equity Within Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Grant Programs

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Environmental Justice

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Article by Joanna Wozniak Brown and Mary Buchanan.  In 2020, Connecticut undertook a statewide engagement process via the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3) to develop priorities for climate change mitigation and adaptation, especially from an equity approach. A priority action from the GC3 process called for grants to fund participation by community-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations to increase representation from communities that have been marginalized. This is similar to efforts from other states and the federal government to direct funds to historically excluded groups to redress inequities or to financially support their participation and sharing of their expertise in these processes. While the programs have the intent to address inequity, often the grantmaking mechanisms can make it harder for marginalized groups to participate in the grant process, nullifying the grant’s intent. This review of environmental justice and climate justice grant programs offers insight to grantmakers on embedding equity into the grant process and, ideally, achieving their intent.

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Resilience Roadmap

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Over the course of developing the Resilient Connecticut project, including the pilot project in the 1.0 area and the expansion through the 2.0 area, CIRCA and its partners documented lessons learned and recommendations for the future. These recommendations can provide a pathway forward for the state as we continue to experience the impacts of climate change. For a full discussion of lessons learned and detailed recommendations for the following overarching themes, please see the following report. 

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10 Steps to Municipal Resilience Webpage

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This webpage is a guide for towns to increase municipal resilience to the foreseeable impacts of climate change, through the following 10 steps. Links below each step describe CIRCA’s and other organizations' resources and tools to help communities take action.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for City of Groton

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for City of Groton Five Corners Intersection

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Groton Waste Water Treatment Plant

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Groton Waste Water Treatment Plant

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Southington

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Southington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Southington

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Chester

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Chester

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Chester

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Wethersfield

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Wethersfield

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Central Wethersfield

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Burnham Brook in East Hartford

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East Hartford

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Burnham Brook in East Hartford

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Jewett City

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Griswold/Jewett City

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Jewett City in Griswold.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Mystic Stonington

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Stonington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Mystic Stonington

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Baltic Critical Facilities

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Sprague

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Baltic Critical Facilities in Sprague.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Portland

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Portland

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Portland Critical Facilities.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Norwich

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Norwich

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Norwich

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Piper Brook

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Newington

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Piper Brook in Newington.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for The City of Groton

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Groton

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Avery Point and Beaches in The City of Groton.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown East Hartford

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East Hartford

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for East Hartford.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for East Haddam

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East Haddam

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Goodspeed/Succor Brook in East Haddam.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Andover

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Andover

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Andover Town Garage on Hop Brook.

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Use this Tool to Track your Neighborhood’s Vulnerability to Extreme Weather

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Article on Fox61 about the Climate Change Vulnerability Index for floods and heat developed by Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at UConn.

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Resilient Portland Community Workshop #1 Presentation

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Portland

Presentation slides by AECOM and CIRCA for the Resilient Portland 1st community workshop.

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Extreme Heat Response and Planning in CT Poster

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Informational on Extreme Heat Response and Planning in CT by Joanna Wozniak-Brown and Laura Bozzi.

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Synthesis Report Appendix A Support Activities

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• Flood Risk Assessment • Adaptation Option Evaluation • Capacity-Building Activities

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Synthesis Report Appendix B Map Viewers

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• Climate Change Vulnerability Index
• CCVI Flood Viewer
• CCVI Extreme Heat Viewer
• Zones of Shared Risk Viewer
• Connecticut Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Viewer
• Connecticut Coastal Towns Storm Annual Exceedance Probability/Return Interval Viewer

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Synthesis Report Appendix C Zoning Library

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Zoning is one tool communities can use to enhance local resilience to climate change impacts like flooding, sea level rise, and increased heat. Regulations can be targeted to protect natural buffering features and green infrastructure, incentivize development density in specific areas, and specify resilient design to reduce impacts of storms, sea level rise, and increasing heat.

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Synthesis Report Appendix D Extreme Heat Toolkit

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Purpose [At conclusion of municipal heat planning study, add discussion of study’s findings ● Will establish purpose of toolkit ● Explanation of at what level(s) heat response happens in CT ○ Identify gaps found through interview data] Goals of Toolkit 1. To provide resources that help Connecticut’s municipal leaders fill gaps in local extreme heat planning a. To provide tools that municipal leaders can easily adapt to their local contexts i. These tools include the following: 1. Communication templates 2. Cooling center best practices 3. A diverse collection of policy and planning actions 4. Advice on creating a heat response plan 2. To provide Connecticut-specific information on how extreme heat impacts the health of residents, especially vulnerable people. 3. To provide extreme heat safety tips for Connecticut’s residents

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Synthesis Report Appendix E Fact Sheets and Case Studies

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• City of Norwalk Climate Resiliency Case Study
• Bridgeport Climate Action Case Study
• Energy Resilience for Connecticut Municipalities Infographic
• Energy Opportunities for Connecticut Municipalities in the Inflation Reduction Act
• Implementing New Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience, and Erosion Control Boards
• Stormwater and Climate Resilience (English)
• Aguas Pluviales y Resiliencia Climática (Español)
• Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority (English)
• Aguas pluviales y resiliencia climática: Próximos pasos para crear una autoridad municipal de aguas pluviales (Español)
• Ten Steps to Municipal Resilience
• Branford’s Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund
• CIRCA’s Resilient Connecticut Project (English)
• Proyecto Connecticut Resiliente de CIRCA (Español)
• Conservation Commissions and Natural Resource Resilience (English)
• Comisiones de Conservación y Resiliencia de Recursos Naturales (Español)
• Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding in Connecticut Fact Sheet
• Rising Temperatures and Precipitation in Connecticut Fact Sheet

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Synthesis Report Appendix F White Papers

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

• Historic Resource Surveys in Risk Zones: Climate Action
• Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Into and Across Local Plans
• Gaps and Opportunities for Local Resilience Planning in Connecticut
• Emergency Sheltering & Cooling Center Practices in Connecticut
• Floodplain Building Elevation Standards for Critical Facilities and Activities

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Synthesis Report-Appendix G

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Resilient Danbury Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report-Appendix H

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Resilient South Norwalk Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report – Appendix I

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Resilient Fairfield Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report Appendix J

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Resilient Ansonia Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report Appendix K

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Resilient Stratford South-End Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report Appendix L

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Resilient Fair Haven Adaptation Options Final Report

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Synthesis Report Appendix M

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

Resilient Meadow Street Adaptation Options Final Report

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Resilient Connecticut Synthesis Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient Connecticut Synthesis Report is a comprehensive document which summarizes and “synthesizes” the planning process in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

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Energy Resilience for Connecticut Municipalities

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

UConn School of Law/CEEL/CIRCA Poster #2 for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes strategies for improving energy resilience. These strategies include distributed generation, electrification, efficiency, storage, and demand-response.

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Municipal Tools for Promoting Climate Resilience

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

UConn School of Law/CEEL/CIRCA Poster #1 for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes using zoning to protect natural buffering areas, specify resilient design, and specify the level of development density in specific areas.

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Using GIS and Real-time Data in Local Emergency Operations Centers and for Emergency Preparedness Planning

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Town of Greenwich Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Highlights the power of GIS in planning and staging emergency responses to weather related disasters.

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Building Climate Resilience at the Local Level

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Sustainable CT Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Sustainable CT aims to foster inclusive, resilient, and vibrant Connecticut municipalities that provide opportunities for all to thrive by. They provide community match funding for projects that allign with their "menu" of actions. These actions aim to enhance climate resilience, health improvment, cost reduction, and community building.

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Energy Storage Solutions

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Connecticut Greenbank Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. This program incentivises propeprty owners to install a battery system that is powered by solar or low-emission grid sources. This solution could protect homes and businesses from outages while using less fossil fuels than generators and being affordable to install.

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Resilient Bridgeport

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

Connecticut DOH Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes the resilient Bridgeport program. This is a prototype project led by the State of Connecticut aimed at protecting homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the South End from acute and severe flood damage.

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Incorporating Flood and Heat Vulnerability Into Municipal Planning & Projects

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes Phase III Projects that focus on location spcific planning considering flooding, sea level rise, and heat index variability.

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You Might Want to Consider a Stormwater Utility

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CLEAR Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes the benefits of establishing a stormwater utility entities funded by user fees. These benefits include providing direct funding to resiliency projects, incentivising property owners to implement green infrastructure, and flexable fee systems for verying levels of equity.

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A Climate Resilient Approach to Marsh Restoration

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Connecticut Audubon Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes a climate resilient approach to marsh restoration funded by user fees. This is done by modeling future conditions, improving design, and having meaningful engagement with stakeholders.

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Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. New Haven: 10 years laterSuperstorm Sandy Presentation.

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Flood disaster repair and resiliency planning presentation done by Giovanni Zinn from the City of New Haven. Discusses the projects the City of New Haven has undergone to recover from and prepare for extreme storm surges.

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Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. Resilient Connecticut Presentation.

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Resilient Connecticut Presentation given by John Truscinski from CIRCA. Describes the Resilient Connecticut planning framework.

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Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. Community Development Block grant Disaster Recovery Presentation.

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) presentation done by Hermina Delaire from the DOH. Discusses strategies, challenges, and decisions regarding fund allocation.

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Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. National Disaster Resilience Presentation.

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

National Disaster Resilience presentation done by Alanna Cavanagh Kabel from the CPD. Discusses opportunities an challenges for Connecticut municipalities to obtain federal disaster funding.

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Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years Event Video, Transcripts, and Presentations

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Video, Transcript, and Presentation navigator for Superstorm Sandy event.

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Breakout 2: Municipal Roadmap with a focus on Municipal Energy Resilience

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This session presented common themes and challenges that emerged from the Resilient CT planning process in Fairfield and New Haven Counties (Resilient CT 1.0). The second presentation focused on how municipalities can take advantage of recent Federal programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), to support projects and actions that improve the resilience of local energy infrastructure. Presenters: John Truscinski (CIRCA) / Kirt Mayland (CIRCA). 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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Breakout 1: CIRCA Phase III Projects (Phae III 1.0)

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA is completing the Resilient Connecticut 1.0, Phase III projects in seven towns in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.† The session gave an overview of the projects in Ansonia, Branford, Danbury, Fair Haven, Fairfield, South Norwalk and Stratford with lessons learned. Presenter: David Murphy (CIRCA). Panelists: Emmeline Harrigan (Planner Fairfield), Michelle Andrzejewski (Norwalk). 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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Breakout 2: Zoning For Resilience

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The CIRCA legal team is developing a Climate Resilient Zoning library with resources on how to use zoning authority to address climate change vulnerabilities in municipalities. Presenters: Louanne Cooley (CIRCA), Kayla Vargas (CIRCA). CIRCA Summit 2023.

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Breakout 3: CT Environmental Justice Screening Tool: Environmental Justice for Resilient Pathways through Geospatial Information

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Environmental justice is a cornerstone of sustainable and resilient communities. The Connecticut Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CT EJ Screen) is dynamic GIS-based mapping tool that intricately combines environmental and demographic indicators to spotlight areas that may grapple with disproportionate pollution and health challenges. Presenters: Yaprak Onat (CIRCA), Mary Buchanan (CIRCA), Libbie Duskin (CIRCA) and Edith Pestana (CT DEEP). 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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Breakout 1: CIRCA Phase III 2.0 Project

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient CT program has expanded statewide, with the planning process for the RiverCOG and SCCOG regions completed in 2023. This session provided an overview of the goals of the new projects and included interactive polling to help participants understand the types of choices needed to adapt. Presenter: David Murphy (CIRCA). 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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Resilience Hubs for a More Resilient Connecticut

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Resilience hubs can increase bottom-up community-led resilience efforts by leveraging existing trusted and utilized spaces or facilities. In this session weíll hear more about the resilience hub concept, and what challenges and opportunities exist for communities that want to implement them in CT. 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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June 14: Case Study Mark Sassi Bridge Energy Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 14: Microgrids, Fuel Cells and Battery Energy Storage Systems

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June 14: Case Study, Michael Recher Bloom Energy Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 14: Bloom Energy Overview and Hartford Microgrid Case Study: gives Bloom Energy overview and looks at Bloom Solutions as well as a Fuel Cell Community Microgrid with City of Hartford

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2023 CIRCA Summit A Climate Resilience Roadmap for Connecticut Recording

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Video of CIRCA 2023 Summit

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A Long-Term Strategy For Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Program Update

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Jim O'Donnell, the Executive Director of CIRCA, along with John Trusciniski, the Director of Resilience Planning, provided a comprehensive overview of CIRCA's mission and programs, highlighting the breadth of projects and engagement within the institute since its inception. 2023 CIRCA Summit.

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June 14: Case Study, Round Table Discussion and Q and A Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 14: Learn about municipal energy vulnerabilities, funding and incentive programs through the Inflation Reduction Act, CT state programs for microgrids and energy efficiency, solar and battery systems, fuel cells and more.

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Introduction to Municipal Energy Resilience Panel Mark Sassi Bridge Energy Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

6/7/2023: Municipal Energy Resilience Webinar Series: Microgrids, Fuel Cells, &Battery Energy Storage Systems

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Introduction to Municipal Energy Resilience Panel Amy Thompson Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 7, 2023: Municipal Energy Resilience: SmartBuildings

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Municipal Energy Resilience June 7 Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 7, 2023: Municipal Energy Resilience: Assessment of municipal energy resilience, programs available at the federal and state level for energy infrastructure, and steps towns can take.

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Kirt Mayland CIRCA Presentation for June 7 Municipal Resilience Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

June 7, 2023: Discusses Energy and Tax Credit and its ties to Connecticut communities

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Regional Workshop Indroduction and Climate Change Vulnerability Index Metro COG Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

February 8, 2021: Metropolitan COGheld their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. Workshops included information sessions and breakout review groups on the Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) and Zones of Shared Risk

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index and Zones of Shared Risk Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

January 22, 2021 Naugatuck Valley COG Planning Approaches for Assessing Vulnerabilities and Climate Adaption Choices Recording NOG

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index: Pilot (Fairfield and New Haven Counties)

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Map Viewer of preliminary CCVI  for Fairfield and New Haven Counties with combined built, social and ecological factors to identify areas vulnerable to flooding and heat.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Factsheet discussing the calculation of the pilot CCVI for Fairfield and New Haven Counties and how it will be helpful to use for municipalities

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Breakout Session 3: Climate Adaptation Policy and Implementation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020: This breakout session will feature two speakers currently working on state-level initiatives related to climate policy

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Track 3: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection GC3 Public Forum Kickoff Meeting

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020: Governor's Councol On Climatr Change Presentation on Climate Change in CT

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Track 3: Land Use a Resiliency Issue Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Sara C. Bronin Presenation on Land Uae from Desegregate CT

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Breakout Session 2: Building Technical Capacity and Tools for Resilience Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020: Resilient Connecticut is parlaying CIRCAís climate research into tailored tools and crafting a Municipal Toolkit to support municipalities in their efforts. This session introduces initial components of the Municipal Toolkits

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Track 2: Climate Change Vulnerability Index Methodology Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Climate Change Vulnerability Index Methodology Slide

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Track 2: Municipal Resilience Report Card: Milford Case Study Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Yaprak Onat Building Technical Capacity and Tools for Resilience

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Breakout Session 1: Resilience Planning: Challenges, Opportunities and Interconnections Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020: Breakout Sessin 1 with the focus on the impacts of climate change in Connecticut affecting human health, ecological systems, the built environment and critical infrastructure.

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Track 1: From Data to Resilient Adaptation Projects Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Track.1 and Breakout Session 1 Slide Deck

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Track 1: Resilience Planning: Challenges, Opportunities and Interconnections: Transportation Orientated Development Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Norwan W. Garrick and Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Rosalie Ray Slide Deck on Transit Oriented Development

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Senator Chris Murphy Remarks Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Senator Chris Murphy Remarks at Second Annual Resilient Connecticut Summit

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Resilient Connecticut 2nd Annual Summit Projgress Report Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Novemmber 20, 2020 Resilient Connecticut Progress Report Slide Deck from John Truscinski CIRCA Director of Resilience Planning

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Resilient Connecitcut Phase II From Data to Resilient Adaptation Projects

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Resilient Connecticut David Murphy Manager of Water Resource Planning, Milone and MacBroom

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Rhode Island AG Addressing Instance of Climate/Environmental Injustice Through Climate Liability Litigation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Key Note Speaker Barry E. Hill Visiting Scholar Slide Deck

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Environmental Rights, Public Trust and Public Nuisance: Addressing Climate Injustices Through State Climate Liability Litigation

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Journal Article from Keynote Speaker Barry E. Hill

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Keynote Speaker Address Resilient Connectiut Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20,2020 Keynote Speaker discussing the close relationship between environmetal justice and climate justice in the U.S. and how the victims of environmental/climate injustice are potential climate refugees

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Opening Session Second Annual Resilient Connecticut Summit Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20, 2020 Opening Speakers of the 2nd Annual Resilient Connecituct Summit with Introduction and Project Overview

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Resilient Connecticut Summit Agenda

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 20,2020 Resilient Connecticut (Virtual Summit)

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NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Naugatuck Valley COG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.

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WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.

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MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

MetroCOG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

WestCOG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Naugatuck Valley COG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.

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MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.

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NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Naugatuck Valley COG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

WestCOG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

MetroCOG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.

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Decision-Making Challenges Facing Municipalities in a Time of Climate Change: KeyNote Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Keynote Presentation on Decision-Making Challenges Facing Municipalities in a Time of Climate Change from Dr. Linda Shi, Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning at the Uconn Earth Day Conference in 2022.

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Resilient Fairfield Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Slide deck from the Resilient Fairfield Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.

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Resilient Ansonia Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Slide deck from the Resilient Ansonia Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.

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Resilient South End Stratford Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Slide deck from the Resilient South End Project presented by GZA at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.

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Resilient Fair Haven, Danbury and Branford Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Slide deck from the Resilient Fair Haven, Danbury and Branford Projects presented by Fuss & O'Neill at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.

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Uconn Earth Day Conference Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA, the UConn School of Law's†Center for Energy & Environmental Law (CEEL), and the UConn Diversity Alliance partnered to host a 2022 Earth Day Conference focused on building resilient communities. This event brought together specialists in environmental law, municipal finance, climate and marine science, and community planning and included remarks from Senator Christine Cohen and CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes.

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Resilient South Norwalk Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Slide deck from the Resilient South Norwalk Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.

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Zones of Shared Risk Map Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Viewer of Zones of Shred Risk for the Resilient Connecticut Program.

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Regional Workshop – CCVI & ZSR – NVCOG Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in NVCOG.

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Regional Workshop – CCVI & ZSR ñ WestCOG Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in WestCOG.

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Regional Workshop – CCVI & ZSR ñ MetroCOG Presentation Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in MetroCOG.

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Zones of Shared Risk Workshop Presentation Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Zones of Sahred Risk Presentation from the Workshops in Four COG Regions ñ Winter 2021

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CIRCA’s Decarbonization and Energy and Biodiversity, Ecosystem, and Conservation Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Energy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Join†Chad Rittenhouse, Professor in Residence of NRE†to learn and discuss his research on Decarbonization and Energy and Biodiversity, Ecosystem & Conservation.

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CIRCA’s Resilience Adaptation and Engineering and Inland and Coastal Flooding Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Join†James OíDonnell, Professor of Marine Sciences, to learn and discuss his research on Resilience Adaptation and Engineering and Inland and Coastal Flooding.

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Zones of Shared Risk (ZSR) Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

ìZones of Shared Riskî are regions that face common flood, wind, or heat-related challenges already, or caused by climate change. A Zone of Shared Risk (ZSR) includes land, buildings, and infrastructure as well as the hydrological, ecological, social, and institutional elements that contribute to the functioning of a place.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Slide Deck

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

What is the CCVI is and how do you use it? from the Workshops in Four COG Regions ñ Winter 2021

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Connecticutís Climate for 2050 | Uconn Promotional Video

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Watch the video to see what changes are in store for CT, and why it is so vital we reduce our emissions.

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Resilient Connecticut Phase III ñ Designing Seven Projects for Municipal Resilience Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

These seven new projects will include local engagement, detailed analysis, and the development of concept plans. During this CIRCA ìbrown-bagî webinar, participants joined to learn about and ask questions about these seven projects chosen in New Haven and Fairfield Counties.

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CIRCA’s Climate Justice and Equity and Public Health and Emergency Management Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Join†Eleanor Ouimet, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, to learn and discuss her research on†Climate Justice and Equity and Public Health and Emergency Management.

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CIRCA’s Economy, Workforce and Planning Perspectives and Climate Communication and Policy Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Join a conversation with†Shareen Hartel, Professor of Political Science and Human Rights,†Desen Ozkan, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department and†Eleanor Ouimet, Assistant Professor of Anthropology to learn and discuss research on†Economy, Workforce and Planning Perspectives and Climate Communication and Policy.

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Addressing Climate Change Through Resilient Development Webinar Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA partnered with the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) to host a webinar on May 28, 2019 focused on topics related to the Resilient Connecticut Project.

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New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise Webinar Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

On this webinar, new planning tools released by CIRCA and UConnís Center for Energy and Environmental Law (CEEL) were highlighted, including three ìresilience scenariosî that can be used by municipal and state agency staff as communication and planning tools.

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Community Rating Systems in Connecticut Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Learn about the CIRCA-funded project, ìMunicipal Assistance for FEMAís Community Rating System,î completed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Milone & MacBroom Inc.

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Forming Local Resilience Committees in Connecticut – Webinar Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

On October 31st†CIRCA hosted staff from two coastal Connecticut towns that are in the process of forming resilience committees. Joe MacDougald, UConn faculty and a Madison resident, co-presented with Dave Anderson, Town of Madisonís Director of Planning & Economic Development, and Tom Banisch, Madisonís First Selectman. They were joined by Jessie Stratton who is a member of a task force helping to lead Grotonís resilience planning effort.

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Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

UConn researchers worked with the†South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) to integrate climate change information into water planning processes for the region.† With changing precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and drought anticipated due to climate change, water utility managers will benefit from the integration of climate data into regional planning.

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Connecticutís Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study Webinar Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

During this webinar, two presenters described their work related to precipitation projections and assessment at the local level.

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CT Mirror Article: How heat effects health

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In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

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Applies to Multiple Towns

†How heat affects health: An overlooked outcome of climate change featuring Dr. Yaprak Onat of CIRCA.

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Downtown Mystic Resiliency & Sustainability Plan

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

January 2024: Downtown Mystic Resiliency and Sustainabilty Plan with Media Coverage details

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CIRCA Receives Awards in 2022

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

January 2023: Recap of CIRCA projects and then receiving two awards

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CIRCA Highlighted on Untold: A CT Mirror Podcast

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

October 2022: CT podcast discussing Resilient Connecticut initiatives

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Connecticut Public Radio Where We Live: Looking back at Superstorm Sandy, ten years later

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

October 2022: Jim O'Donnell interview on Connecticut Public's program Where We Live

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CIRCA Perpectives from COP26

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Policy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Jim O'Donnell gives persective from COP26

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CIRCA Announces Municipal Resilience Grant Avaliability Webinar Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

December 2021: CIRCA is requesting Municipal Resilience Grant Program applications from municipal governments, non-governmental organizations in partnership with municipalties and councils of governments

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Introducing the Connecticut Environmental Justice Screening Tool Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This session will guide you through the mapping tool's interface, features, and datasets, revealing how it can be utilized to analyze and address environmental burdens in vulnerable communities. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with experts behind the development of CT EJScreen, who will share insights into the challenges and achievements of creating this comprehensive tool.

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CT Summer Heat Wave Webinar – September 27

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

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Applies to Multiple Towns

September 2022: Summer Heat Wave Webinar

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CIRCA Awarded 5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CT’s Climate Change Resilience

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Policy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

November 2021: CIRCA expanded their efforts with acquiring an additional 5 million from the CGA state budget.

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Crafting Competitive Resilience Proposals for NCRF and Beyond Webinar Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

September 2021: Webinar brief on Throwe Environment which will describe how CT communities can take advantage of the NCRF and other funding sources

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Resilient Connecticut Tools: Exploring CIRCA’s Latest Products Recording

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Presentations

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Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

May 26,2020 on Through the Resilient Connecticut project, CIRCA presents datasets to bring the latest information on climate impacts.

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CIRCA Interview on NPR: How The Climate Crisis is Affecting Connecticutís Future

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA interview that discusses how global climate crisis Is impacting Connecticut

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Uconn Today: For Future Flood Control, Cities Need Strategy

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

What we consider a 100-year event is a conservative version of a 10-year event plus 20 inchesówhat will be a normal flood in 2050

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Climate Vulnerabiliy Mapping for Municipalities Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

March 23,2020 on understanding climate vulnerabilities and help participants learn about understanding how mapping a community helps understand the vulnerabilities

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Donít Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Uconn Today Feature Article Donít Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter

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Extreme Precipitation and Riverine Flood Risk Analysis

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Factsheet on understanding and quantifying the flood impacts and damages is of great importance in flood risk evaluation and management, especially for coastal areas that might be affected by both high streamflow and surge. Meanwhile, the changing climate and land use are expected to increase thelikelihood and intensity of flood damages, due to the exacerbated effect of rainfall,storm surge and sea level rise.

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Expanding Climate Resilience with Forward-Thinking Policy Initiatives

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Policy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Uconn Today Article on Expanding Climate Resilience with Forward-Thinking Policy Initiatives

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Legal & Policy Tools for Climate Resilience at the State and Local Level

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Policy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Factsheet on State and local governments seek to help their constituents mitigate and become resilient to the impacts of climate change.

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Statutory Adoption of Updated Sea Level Rise Scenarios, 2018

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper suggests three legislative actions to assure that the latest UConn updates to the 2012 NOAA sea level data are used to implement the planning and emergency preparedness requirements of P.A. 12-179.

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Floodplain Building Elevation Standards for Critical Facilities and Activities, 2022

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Flood protection elevations are critical safety factors for construction in the flood plain as well as a regulatory compliance step in relevant construction. Determining the appropriate flood protection height requirement for an infrastructure project can be complicated. Factors determining the applicable standards can vary depending upon location, funding source, construction type and critical/non-critical designation. Learn more with this white paper.

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Floodplain Building Elevation Standards, 2018

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper describes the following actions within existing municipal authority that will help Connecticut shoreline communities accommodate the Long Island Sound sea level rise projected for 2050, assure compliance with the elevation requirements of the Connecticut State Building Code, and enhance community resilience to flood event. Learn more with this white paper

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Height Restrictions on Elevated Buildings, 2018

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper describes two approaches; 1) allow additional height above the surrounding grade or 2) allow additional height above a specified floodwater elevation provides the text of the floodplain height ordinances in eight communities that make such accommodations. Shoreline communities interested in enhancing coastal resilience should consider whether similar ordinances are appropriate for their situation. Learn more with this white paper.

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Oceanfront State Coastal Management Programs, 2018

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

This white paper surveys the coastal management programs in the twenty- three oceanfront states. Individual state summaries describe the key features of the coastal management programs in each of the oceanfront states, while more details analyses address the genesis of the state programs, the exercise of coastal management jurisdictions and how state statues and regulations address sea level rise.

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Marsh Resilience Diagram

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

The risk of flooding on roadways and properties along the coast is much higher than other areas because of wave driven splash-over. However, there is still significant risk associated with properties that are non-coastal but adjacent to tidal wetlands. The proximity to tidal wetlands and the minimal elevation difference above tidal wetlands often makes roadways and buildings vulnerable to tidal flooding.

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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into and across Local Plans

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In Connecticut, municipalities must complete comprehensive local plans at least every 10 years to remain eligible for discretionary state funding, and natural hazard mitigation plans must be updated every 5 years to remain eligible for hazard mitigation project funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Municipalities may also complete other plans, but those plans are not uniformly distributed or required across the state. Many Connecticut municipalities are integrating climate change adaptation into these planning efforts, making any actions the community has prioritized eligible for state or federal funding. Learn more here.

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Gaps and Opportunities for Local Resilience Planning in Connecticut

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

There are numerous efforts underway at the local, regional, and state level across the state of Connecticut to address the impacts of climate change. Scientific assessments, community engagement, and adaptation project designs are just a few of the key activities. Additionally, climate-related goals are being integrated into some local planning processes and some municipalities have undertaken resilience plans. Despite these projects, there are glaring gaps in the existing authority or obligations of local governments that potentially hinder climate planning at the local level. This type of systems analysis highlights specific planning obligations that are often related to climate planning but have not yet incorporated the impacts and adaptations to climate change fully. However, optimizing or expanding existing local authority or planning obligations could significantly advance adaptation across the state. First, it would make climate planning an ongoing effort as opposed to episodic. Second, it could address gaps that have the potential to hinder projects currently underway. Third, it could advance efforts to address historically excluded and harmed communities across the state by ensuring they are included in climate change planning and that adaptation projects or resilience programs and policies redress those inequities. This white paper outlines the gaps in resilience planning authority and planning mechanisms then provide potential opportunities to address the gaps.

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Resilience Corridor Diagram

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

A resilience corridor is a planning strategy that utilizes roads located on higher ground as an infrastructural link to tie the surrounding, flood vulnerable communities along the coast to upland territories. In addition to providing coastal communities with emergency egress, they can help shape development planning and define neighborhood prioritization strategies.

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Barrier Beach Resilience Diagram

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

A barrier beach is a small community of housing along a thin strip of coastal land, usually serviced by a single, primary road. This land typology, found in many coastal cities, is challenging because it is both incredibly sought after by homeowners for its great views and easy access to the ocean, but it is also one of the most vulnerable typologies against sea level rise and storm surge.

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Historic Resource Surveys in Risk Zones: Climate Action

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Historic sites are often perceived as beacons of resilience for communities, acting as the inspiration to rebuild following disaster, and often act as a point where many members of a community can come together, which builds community resilience.6 Community resilience is defined as ìthe capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant multi-hazard threats with minimum damage to social well-being, the economy, and the environment.î7 Historic preservation and resilience go hand in hand, sharing the holistic wellbeing of the community from the environmental to the social and economic aspects. Learn more here.

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Rising Temperatures & Precipitation in Connecticut Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

According to high CO2 emission scenarios (RCP 8.5) for the future, average temperatures in Connecticut are predicted to rise 5∞F (± 1∞F) by 2050 and continue rising thereafter. The largest temperature increase is expected in summer and fall. Learn more here.

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Conservation Commissions and Natural Resource Resilience – Spanish Version

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Conservation Commissions should consider the effect of climate change on natural resources and the solutions these resources provide when undertaking their duties of protecting and preserving biological diversity and natural resources.  

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Sea Level Rise in Connecticut Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In the this report we summarize the NOAA CPO-1 sea level rise projections of the potential trends in global mean sea level and their underlying rationale. We then describe the expected differences between global mean sea level and values in Long Island Sound at the shores of Connecticut. In Section 4 we present recent observation of sea level in Long Island Sound and evaluate whether changes have taken place. Since the NOAA CPO-1 projections were developed there have been considerable advances in the science of climate change and sea level rise so in Section 5 we summarize recent projections and their relationship to the earlier work. We conclude in Section 6 with recommendations for sea level trends and their uncertainty bounds for use in planning and provide recommendations for their use and review.

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Sea Level Rise & Coastal Flooding in Connecticut Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Connecticut is expected to experience up to 20î of sea level rise by 2050, leading to greater frequency of flooding from tides and storms. Small changes in mean sea level have a big impact on the frequency and severity of flooding. Learn more here.

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Conservation Commissions and Natural Resource Resilience Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Conservation Commissions should consider the effect of climate change on natural resources and the solutions these resources provide when undertaking their duties of protecting and preserving biological diversity and natural resources

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Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority – Spanish Version

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In 2021, the Connecticut legislature passed P.A. 21-115 allowing municipalities to create a stormwater authority by enabling an existing commission or board or by establishing a new stormwater authority. Stormwater authorities are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as a tool for communities to finance and manage stormwater infrastructure and increase resilience to climate change impacts.  

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Branford Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund – Planting Seeds for the Future

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Branford

Branford has taken proactive steps to put plans in place with an eye to the future. In 2016 a Coastal Resilience Plan was developed to identify location specific and town-wide options for adaptation. An update to Branfordís Plan of Conservation and Development in 2019 considered the impact of sea-level rise to the townís vision for the future.

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CIRCA Resilient Connecticut Project Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA, along with state agencies, regional Councils of Governments (COGs), and municipalities, initiated the Resilient Connecticut project in 2018. This project initially focused on areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy in New Haven and Fairfield Counties, but has since expand[1]ed to the rest of Connecticut. Activities include science-based risk assessments, community outreach, and pilot project designs. Products include maps, policy recommendations, and research. The goal of this work is to help decision makers prepare for changes in heat, flooding, and precipitation and advance planning for more resilient housing, transportation, and healthy communities.

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CIRCA’s Resilient Connecticut Program Factsheet – Spanish Version

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA, along with state agencies, regional Councils of Governments (COGs), and municipalities, initiated the Resilient Connecticut project in 2018. This project initially focused on areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy in New Haven and Fairfield Counties, but has since expand[1]ed to the rest of Connecticut. Activities include science-based risk assessments, community outreach, and pilot project designs. Products include maps, policy recommendations, and research. The goal of this work is to help decision makers prepare for changes in heat, flooding, and precipitation and advance planning for more resilient housing, transportation, and healthy communities.  

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Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In 2021, the Connecticut legislature passed P.A. 21-115 allowing municipalities to create a stormwater authority by enabling an existing commission or board or by establishing a new stormwater authority. Stormwater authorities are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as a tool for communities to finance and manage stormwater infrastructure and increase resilience to climate change impacts.

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Stormwater and Climate Resilience – Spanish Version

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

As the climate changes and precipitation becomes more intense, the impacts of stormwater runoff will become more frequent, severe, and widespread. Regulations to protect the environment require municipalities, developers, industry, and large commercial sites to take action to reduce stormwater entering waterways, but when storms are severe, the existing infrastructure may be inadequate. One way communities can address pollutants in runoff and improve resilience to extreme precipitation events is to upgrade stormwater management practices and infrastructure. But this takes dedicated funding.

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Stormwater and Climate Resilience Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

As the climate changes and precipitation becomes more intense, the impacts of stormwater runoff will become more frequent, severe, and widespread. Regulations to protect the environment require municipalities, developers, industry, and large commercial sites to take action to reduce stormwater entering waterways, but when storms are severe, the existing infrastructure may be inadequate. One way communities can address pollutants in runoff and improve resilience to extreme precipitation events is to upgrade stormwater management practices and infrastructure. But this takes dedicated funding

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Implementing New Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience, and Erosion Control Boards Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience and Erosion Control Boards have expanded authority and new reporting requirements. Municipalities should be aware of the greater responsibilities when determining how best to integrate the expanded Board into their climate resilience strategy

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Energy Opportunities for Connecticut Municipalities in the Inflation Reduction Act Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Energy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

The Inflation Reduction Act (ìIRAî), signed into law on August 16, 2022, was the largest climate change/clean energy investment bill ever passed in the United States. While private industry celebrated IRAís passage, it also includes significant benefits, both direct and indirect, for municipalities. Especially when applied in concert with the various Connecticut energy incentive programs, IRA provides an opportune moment for municipalities to consider local energy resilience and clean energy projects

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2024 Policy Guide to Local Energy Resilience for Connecticut

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Policy Guides

Focus Area:

Energy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

The goal of the local energy resilience initiative at CIRCA is to (a) help guide Connecticut communities through the morass of existing federal and state incentives; (b) help municipalities construct microgrids or renewable energy systems that are capable of islanding and operating independently from the grid during outages; and (c) to help municipalities make well-informed choices with respect to selecting and siting renewable energy or ESS generally.

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An Extreme Heat Toolkit for Connecticut Municipalities

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Heat

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Applies to Multiple Towns

As extreme heat events become more frequent7, they increasingly pose a serious threat to the health of Connecticut residents. By 2050, Connecticut can expect: The number of tropical nights (annual number of days when the daily minimum is above 68∞F) to rise from 10 to 40 per year. The number of Heat Wave Days (6 or more consecutive days with daily maximum temperature above the 90th percentile) to rise from 4 to 48 per year. The number of Summer Days (annual number of days when the daily maximum temperature is above 77∞F) to rise from 81 to 118. The number of days above 90∞F (annual number of days with maximum temperatures above the threshold value) to rise from 5 to 25 per year.8 These heat trends affect rural and urban residents in different ways. Learn more with this toolkit.

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Incentivization Zoning and Green Development on Rooftops in the City of Norwalk: A Climate Resiliency Case Study

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Cooling down or making buildings more energy-efficient starts from the top: the roof. Roofs can be designed to absorb solar energy, or to cool down buildings without expending more energy or dollars. These solutions are generally known as white roof, green roof, blue roof, and installing solar panels

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Bridgeport Climate Action Case Study

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

The goal of this case study was to provide examples of climate strategies that may work for other engaged communities by showcasing policies and enactment strategies that could be adopted and fitted for other towns and cities, as well as the process and resources involved in implementing these kinds of actions. Bridgeport exemplifies resiliency values soundly throughout their plans and was selected for this CIRCA case study due to the quality of their responses from city staff responsible for such projects, and further for the applicatory nature of their climate work to other municipalities

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Energy Resilience for Connecticut Municipalities

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Energy

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Inforgraphic on CT Public Act 20-5 which defines resilience as "the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks, accidents or naturally occurring threats or incidents, including, but not limited to, threats or incidents associated with the impacts of climate change."

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Ten Steps to Municipal Resilience Video Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

We must all take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since these changes will have costly and dangerous impacts in our state. In the meantime, municipalities can increase their resilience to the foreseeable impacts of climate change by considering the following ten steps outlined in CIRCA's 10 Steps to municiapal resilience and in this video recording.

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Ten Steps to Municipal Resilience Factsheet

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA created a fact sheet that describes ìTen Steps for Municipal Resilienceî to help CT towns and cities adapt to the effects of climate change. The fact sheet identifies these specific actions that communities can take to address both immediate climate impacts and ones that will take a longer time to plan and prepare for at a community-wide level. These 10 steps will help decision makers determine if they are moving their community toward resiliency.

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Maximum Lot Coverage Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Maximum Lot Coverage is a regulatory tool to limit the maximum area of a lot allowed to be covered by impervious surfaces, where water cannot effectively infiltrate the underlying soil. Impervious surfaces include buildings, driveways, parking areas, and other surfaces like patios, pools, sheds, roof overhangs and decks that block water from passing through to the soil below. Learn more with this factsheet.

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Minimum Lot Size Reduction & Resilience Factsheet

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Minimum Lot Size zoning codes require developable land parcels to be a minimum size per home in residential areas. In Connecticut, a study by Desegregate CT found that 81% of residential zoned land required minimum lot sizes of one-acre or larger. Learn more with this factsheet.

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Overlay Zones for Climate Resilience Factsheet

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

In Connecticut, the Connecticut Coastal Management Act (P.A. 79-535) authorized creation of Coastal Overlay Zones to regulate coastal development and limit the impact of flooding and erosion. Learn more with this factsheet.

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Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Slides

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Rosalie Ray presented on CTís current obstacles to TOD implementation and Flood vulnerability of the Metro-North rail line.

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Module 1: Resilient Training, Zoning for Climate Resilience, Municipal Land Use Commission Training Recording

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Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Module 1 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .

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Module 2: Resilient Zoning to Address Climate Vulnerabilities Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Module 2 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .

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Module 3: Zoning Tools to Address Climate Vulnerabilities Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

Module 3 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .

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Transferable Development Rights Factsheet

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Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

TDRs have the potential to shift development away from vulnerable areas like shorelines and towards preferred inland areas. Currently, TDRs are mainly used nationally by municipalities for agricultural or open space preservation. Learn more with this factsheet.

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Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Presentation Recoding

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Rosalie Ray presented on CTís current obstacles to TOD implementation and Flood vulnerability of the Metro-North rail line.

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Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Connecticutís transit-oriented development (TOD) efforts have been ongoing for a decade, but face implementation challenges. This research analyzed the current obstacles to TOD implementation in Connecticut while also evaluating the vulnerability of the Metro-North mainline and its associated TOD to sea level rise. We took a mixed-methods approach, reviewing the townsí existing TOD plans, interviewing 13 stakeholders, analyzing the street network in station areas and analyzing parcel and rail line vulnerability with CIRCAís mapping of the 1% annual exceedance probability flood with the addition of 20î of sea-level rise by 2050.

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Transit-Oriented Data: The Importance of Data and Coordination to Transit-Oriented Urban Transformation

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Working from interviews with Connecticut stakeholders and participant observation in TOD policy development, the study explores the coordination and governance challenges surrounding state intervention as well as the role that Connecticut's weak state geospatial data play in the efforts to develop TOD projects. Connecticut was until recently one of only five states without a state geographic information officer, making it a ìblack swanî case that can illuminate the perhaps unseen role that strong spatial data infrastructures play in other states' policymaking. Moreover, the comparison between New Jersey's Transit Villages Program and Connecticut's efforts signal that more work is needed to manage the difficult paradigm shift toward state support of TOD.

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Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is an important tool for climate mitigation, as well as climate resilience. TODs are mixed-use, compact, walkable developments built in locations that are served by high quality transit systems. With dense concentrations of people and services, TODs provide towns with the potential to steer development away from areas that might be at risk for flooding or that are in similarly hazardous or environmentally sensitive areas. Furthermore, because of their compact size, TODs can lead to less runoff per capita and thus less flooding. TODs can also be used as an effective approach to accommodate more diversity in the types and price points of housing provided and to increase the stock of affordable housing. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the potential for TODs as a key component for long term climate resilience along the New Haven ñ Greenwich corridor by doing an evaluation of the challenges and opportunities for the creation of TODs. The ability of towns and developers to fully leverage this valuable infrastructure that is provided by the state is vital to the long term economic, social and environmental resilience of the state of Connecticut; and will be key to the development of climate adaptation strategies in the Resilient Connecticut project area.

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Emergency Sheltering & Cooling Center Practices in Connecticut

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Researchers with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and University of Connecticut Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation conducted a survey in fall of 2020 on temporary emergency shelters and cooling centers practices in Connecticut. The primary survey objective was to organize and analyze information to inform public health officials and climate resilience planners in the development of best management practices of cooling centers and temporary emergency shelters, as first recommended by the Governorís Council on Climate Change. A lack of statistical significance limited the researchersí ability to make broad state-wide practice observations; however, there were limitations in the amenities offered at shelters and cooling centers, public advertisements were focus on online methods, and health departments were slightly more involved in emergency sheltering over cooling centers, among respondents. Key considerations for future policy and resilience planning are offered.

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Road Flooding in Coastal Connecticut Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

A demonstration project was conducted to provide estimates of the frequency of flooding at two sites on RT 146 in Guilford and two sites in Branford. The project includes Sachem Head Road and Leetes Island Road in Guilford, and Indian Neck Avenue, Linden and Sybil Avenue, Limewood Avenue and Waverly Road in Brandord. The model required the analysis of observations, LIDAR surface elevations, GPS surveys and water level observations. The project provided current flooding frequency statistics, future flooding frequency statistics and the effectiveness of road elevation options on reducing the flooding frequency.

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Jarvis Creek (Branford) Sea Level and Flooding Variability Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Branford

The project demonstrates the effects of engineered tidal flow constrictions on the variability of the sea level in salt marshes and the frequency of flooding in upstream areas, focused on Jarvis Creek (Branford). The high water levels at Jarvis Creek Marsh, CT, have led to flooding on Leetes Island Road (RT 146) and at a field adjacent to the marsh. Exchange of water between Long Island Sound and the marsh complex is currently influenced by a tide gate and a berm at the southern end of marsh and a railway bridge that crosses the middle of the marsh.

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Why 13 heat sensors have been installed around Norwalk – New Haven Register Article. Huckleberry Drive, and Calf Pasture Beach.

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Norwalk

Due to climate change, heat waves are expected to become more frequent and severe, which can be dangerous to human health and wellbeing. Individuals who are not as acclimated to heat, like Connecticut residents are potentially at high risk for heat related illnesses during periods of extreme heat. Those who live in urban areas experience warmer air temperatures than those who live in rural areas, due to the Urban Heat Island Effect. Products of urbanization like asphalt, high concentration of buildings, and lack of vegetation cause urban areas to retain more heat. This project aims to identify the variability of air and surface temperature overtime and its linkages to urbanization, focused in Norwalk, Connecticut. Heat Index data will be collected through the deployment of 13 wireless heat sensors mounted on electric poles or trees, throughout the city of Norwalk. The sensors were placed at the following locations: Cranbury Park, SONO Police Property Division/Station, Rowayton Shoreline, Norwalk Fire Station 5, Bounton St, Norwalk Main Public Library/Norwalk Center, Norwalk High School/Naramake Elementary School, Norwalk Fire Station 2, East Norwalk Train Station, Norwalk Community College, West Rocks Middle School, Huckleberry Drive, and Calf Pasture Beach

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Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Mariana Fragomeni, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the†College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, presented her research on how surface temperatures in Fairfield and New Haven counties have changed over the past 20 years and how different kinds of land cover affect heat in a Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

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Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Slides

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Mariana Fragomeni, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the†College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, presented her research on how surface temperatures in Fairfield and New Haven counties have changed over the past 20 years and how different kinds of land cover affect heat in a Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

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Identifying the Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Extreme heat and cold are among the leading causes of climate vulnerability in the United States due to potential impacts on human health and well-being. In particular, residents in Connecticut are less acclimatized to the heat, which could signify a higher risk for heat-related diseases during extreme weather events. The occurrence of heat islands due to urbanization produces relatively warmer air temperatures near the ground, which makes urban and sub-urban areas warmer in comparison to rural areas. This project aims to identify variations in air and surface temperature over time and their linkages to land cover and land-use changes. The outcomes of this project are critical to support local decision-makers in determining the thermal vulnerability of local communities in the Resilient Connecticut project. The project will encompass the state of Connecticut with an emphasis in New Haven and Fairfield County areas.†

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CIRCA Webinar Presents Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties – UConn Today Article

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Uconn today article featuring the CIRCA Webinar on Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties

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Identifying the Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Extreme heat and cold are among the leading causes of climate vulnerability in the United States due to potential impacts on human health and well-being. In particular, residents in Connecticut are less acclimatized to the heat, which could signify a higher risk for heat-related diseases during extreme weather events. The occurrence of heat islands due to urbanization produces relatively warmer air temperatures near the ground, which makes urban and sub-urban areas warmer in comparison to rural areas. This project aims to identify variations in air and surface temperature over time and their linkages to land cover and land-use changes. The outcomes of this project are critical to support local decision-makers in determining the thermal vulnerability of local communities in the Resilient Connecticut project. The project will encompass the state of Connecticut with an emphasis in New Haven and Fairfield County areas.†

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Some CT communities are getting hotter – faster, study shows

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Fragomeni and her team compiled and analyzed 20 years of satellite imagery for New Haven and Fairfield counties, discovering that while surface temperatures have increased overall, some communities have gotten significantly hotter during that time.

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Mystic works on solutions to deal with flooding

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Groton

In response to the current and potential future flooding risks, the Town of Groton is developing a Resiliency and Sustainability Plan for the Downtown Mystic area within Town limits.†

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South Norwalk is among 7 CT neighborhoods picked for climate study. Here’s what it means.

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

The South Norwalk neighborhood is one of seven communities in New Haven and Fairfield counties chosen by the state for climate mitigation planning.

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CIRCA Mentioned in UConn Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurshipís 2023 Year End Review

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA highlighted in UConn OVPR's year in review publication

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Plan hopes to limit flooding in downtown Mystic

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Groton

A recent climate study suggests that raising low lying roads and making improvements to the stormwater management system could help.

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A decade after Superstorm Sandy, one resident recalls costs to Connecticut’s coast

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

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Untold: In the climate crisis, who is really feeling the heat?

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This episode we go inside Resilient Connecticut, one of the state's biggest climate adaptation efforts, to find out how our towns are preparing for a hotter future.

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Norwalk To Install Heat Sensors Across City

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Norwalk

The city has partnered with CIRCA to install 13 non-invasive temporary wireless heat sensors across Norwalk.

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Danbury is heating up: Here is what the city is doing to prepare and help residents cope.

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Danbury

The city's Department of Emergency Management installed six heat sensors in strategic locations around Danbury. Six more are scheduled to be installed in the coming weeks.

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CT Summer Heat Wave Webinar learning from heat sensor research and implications for future climate Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Heat waves that Connecticut residents experienced this summer are expected to become more frequent and severe, which can be dangerous to human health and require additional understanding and planning. As the summer season came to a close, CIRCA hosted this webinar for participants to learn about: 1) CIRCAís heat sensor summer research project; 2) How the City of Norwalk is taking steps to proactively address the threat of extreme heat waves; and 3) Why zoning ordinances offer an opportunity to shape land use policy and create communities more resilient to heat.

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How heat affects health: An overlooked outcome of climate change

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA uses that data for what it calls its†Climate Change Vulnerability Index, which has†mapped Fairfield and New Haven counties for their heat and flood risks. Mapping for the rest of the state is underway and should be complete by the end of the year

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Giant Wiffle ball-shaped reefs aim to combat erosion of Long Island Sound shoreline

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Officials hope artificial concrete reefs that look like giant Wiffle balls cut in half can mitigate the effects of climate change. These unusual structures, they say, can also help restore fish and wildlife habitats.

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CIRCA Awarded $5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CTís Climate Change Resilience

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA will be able to expand their efforts thanks to an additional $5 million awarded as part of the Connecticut General Assemblyís 2021-23 state budget.

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Podcast: Climate Change Effects on State Transportation

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

In this episode of Along the Lines, join host Rich Andreski and his guests from the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) as they discuss the importance of green commuting options, and how they are dedicated to making our vital public transportation systems more resilient to climate change.

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Introducing Resilient Connecticut 2.0 Fact Sheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA has received State funds to expand its Resilient Connecticut program from southwest Connecticut to the entire State. ìResilient Connecticut 2.0î will include a statewide expansion of the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) followed by climate adaptation project development in the communities of the Hartford area and southeastern Connecticut. This planning effort will help generate projects for the ìresilience project pipelineî as referenced in the Governorís Executive Order 21-3.

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Climate resilience initiative expanding into southeastern Connecticut

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

"Resilient Connecticut 2.0" will involve expanding mapping of flood and extreme heat vulnerabilities, and then developing climate adaptation projects in southeastern Connecticut and the Hartford area.

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Funding Basics: Crafting Competitive Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund and Beyond

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

From identifying funding opportunities to clicking ìsubmit,î navigating the grant process can be challenging. In this webinar, participants will learn key tips and practices to help them put together stronger, more competitive, and more successful proposals for various funding sources, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundationís (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF).

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FEMA BRIC Selected Project Summaries

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Project summaries†that demonstrate projects selected include the use of†nature-based solutions†and a†community-wide impact.

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For Future Flood Control, Cities Need Strategy

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Carefully placed flood control structures could protect Connecticutís vulnerable infrastructure from severe flooding even if sea level rises significantly, UConn researchers reported during a webinar last Friday as part of the Resilient Connecticut research webinar series.

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Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Outreach Webinar Recording

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The objective of the webinar was to provide information about FEMAís Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program, FEMA GO, and the importance of Benefit Cost Analysis.

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A Simple Simulation to Help Coastal Towns Plan for Rising Sea Levels

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Knowing how water moves through coastal structures can yield important insights for residents and planners

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Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors

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New Dataset Models Long Island Sound Extreme Storms Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Dr. Yaprak Onat summarizes the CIRCA research team's detailed work on the annual exceedance probability of storm surge and wave height model in Long Island Sound.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar: Progress and New Results for Heat and Wind Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Resilient Connecticut team hosted a webinar on Tuesday, March 23 to highlight new results for the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) mapping tool. The webinar includes a brief overview of the latest flood CCVI tool, with a specific focus on revisions made in response to February 2021 CCVI regional workshops (to view workshop videos and materials.)

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Sea Level Rise: How Well Is Connecticut Preparing?

Type:

In the Media

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Len Besthoff†and†Meteorologist Kaitlyn McGrath†interviewed Executive Director, James OíDonnell. This story aired May 17, 2021. Scientists including Professor Jim OíDonnell at the UConn Avery Point campus in Groton have said sea level rise has been accelerating at a rate, where within 30 years, it could be nearly 20 inches higher right off the Connecticut coast. As an example, OíDonnell said that flooding events that occur once every 10 years at Avery Point could occur as often as every two years by 2050.

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Climate Vulnerability Mapping for Municipalities Recording, March 12, 2020

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Understanding climate vulnerabilities can be a complex undertaking. GIS mapping can help visualize the relationship between particular climate vulnerabilities like sea level rise, climate amplifiers such as socio-economic and existing infrastructure, and existing adaptive capacity indicators like flood controls. These maps will assist municipalities, Councils of Governments, and the state incorporate climate vulnerabilities into their regular planning activities and conduct resiliency-specific planning.

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Overview of FEMAís Community Rating System as a Resilience Tool

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Learn about the CIRCA-funded project, ìMunicipal Assistance for FEMAís Community Rating System,î completed by†Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection†(DEEP) and†Milone & MacBroom Inc.

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Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Webinar Video

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

UConn researchers worked with the†South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) to integrate climate change information into water planning processes for the region.†

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Connecticutís climate report: precipitation projections and a New Haven case study Webinar Video

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

New Haven

Professor Guiling Wang, UConn Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering highlighted Connecticutís precipitation projections as described in a new report, Connecticut Physical Climate Science Assessment Report.

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Connecticut Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study Webinar Slides

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

New Haven

Guiling Wang Webinar September 27 2019 Connecticut Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study

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Forming local resilience committees: A discussion with two Connecticut coastal towns Webinar Video

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Presenters described their committeesí charge and structure, technical assistance needs, and ways they are bringing together diverse stakeholders to address resilience.

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New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise Webinar Video

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

On this webinar, new planning tools released by CIRCA and UConnís Center for Energy and Environmental Law (CEEL) were highlighted, including three ìresilience scenariosî that can be used by municipal and state agency staff as communication and planning tools.

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Resilient Connecticut Kickoff Webinar Video 4.30.19

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

During this webinar, CIRCA staff gave an overview of a new project entitled, ìResilient Connecticutî and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties

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Resilient Connecticut Kickoff Webinar Slides 4.30.19

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

During this webinar, CIRCA staff gave an overview of a new project entitled, ìResilient Connecticutî and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties

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Addressing Climate Change Through Resilient Development Video

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA partnered with the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) to host a webinar on May 28, 2019 focused on topics related to the Resilient Connecticut Project.

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Regional Community Rating System Program Poster

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Poster describing the Regional Community Rating System

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Innovative Municipal Scale Coastal Resilience in Southern CT Poster

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Poster describing coastal adaptation and resilience planningin southern CT

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Assessing Impacts on New Haven’s Downtown Storm System Poster

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Poster describing assessing Impacts of Tides and Precipitation on Downtown Storm Sewer System Through Use of Real-Time Depth and Flow Monitoring

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Resiliency Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Poster describing CIRCA's development of a drinking water vulnerability assessment and resiliency plan for Connecticut, specifically focusing on the assessment and recommendations for private wells.

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Coastal Vulnerability Methodology Poster

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Poster describing CIRCA's coastal vulnerability assessment methodology for Connecticut's sea level rise and its importance in understanding and addressing coastal risks.

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Resilient Connecticut Project Overview Poster

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The goal of the Resilient Connecticut project is to create a regional coastal resilience plan for Fairfield and New Haven Counties

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Resilience Project Prioritization – Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

John Truscinski's slides describing - How can towns and regions balance competing goals and interests among stakeholders when prioritizing resilience investments?

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From Technical Tools to Planning – Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Alex Felson's slides describing Resilience Corridor, Regional Scale Analysis, Watershed to site scale analysis, Zones of Shared Risk,

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CIRCA’s Vulnerability Assessment Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Vulnerability Assessment including CT Temperature Projections, CT Precipitation Projections, CT Sea Level Rise Projections,

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SCRCOG Regional Resilience Framework and Drinking Water Assessment Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Eugene Livshits & Rebecca Andreucci's slides describing Southern Connecticut Regional Framework for Coastal Resilience

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Branford Route 146 A Coastal Road Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

Janice Plaziak's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop describing road flooding in Branford, CT

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Planning for a More Resilient Stratford Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Susmitha Attota & Jay Habansky's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop

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Living Long Wharf May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop: Developing A Planning Framework for New Haven and Fairfield Counties Slides

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Giovanni Zinn & Aicha Woods' slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop

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Resiliency in Regional Planning Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Matt Fulda's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop

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Resilient Connecticut Project Overview Slides – May 22, 2019

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

John Truscinski's slides describing the Resilient Conneticut project

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Resilient Connecticut Workshop Summary – May 22, 2019

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) hosted an event on May 22nd , 2019 with invited participants to: (1) engage with state, regional and local government agencies around a new federally funded project called ìResilient Connecticut;î (2) explore case studies on resilience planning across scales that will inform Resilient Connecticut; (3) and gather feedback on the priorities for a draft Resilience Planning Framework (Resilient Connecticut - Phase One) including planning considerations, technical analysis, capacity development, funding and policy considerations.

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Resilient Connecticut & Resilient Bridgeport Slides

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

Rebecca French presents on Resilient Bridgeport.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Overview

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Overview slides of the CCVI webinar hosted by Sustainable CT.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Application

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Application of the Heat CCVI for planning efforts.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Policy

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Legal and Policy implications of the CCVI.

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Resilient Connecticut Webinar Video Recording

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

On April 30, 2019 CIRCA staff gave an overview of the new Resilient Connecticut project and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties.† The importance of this work was introduced with a description of the latest climate projections for Connecticutís sea level rise, temperature, and precipitation followed by a description of how Resilient Connecticut will address this projected climate change.††The CIRCA team then described resilient design strategies being considered and opportunities for engagement in this project over the next three years.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Recording- 2023

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

How to Use CIRCA's Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar hosted by †Sustainable CT.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Factsheet

Type:

Infographics and Fact Sheets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Factsheet. This factsheet provide detail into how the CCVI was calculated.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Flood Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Flood Map Viewer.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Heat Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Heat Map Viewer.

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Coastal Vulnerability Index StoryMap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Storyamp Assessing the vulnerability of the coasts to climate stressors

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CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (CDC/ATSDR SVI): Overview

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Environmental Justice

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Reference material for the mathematical methodology for calculating social vulnerability.

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Connecticut Coastal Towns Storm Surge and Significant Wave Height Dataset

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The annual exceedance probability of storm surge water level and significant wave heights for all the coastal towns, and modeled hourly water level and significant wave height during the strongest 44 storms between 1950-2018.

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Connecticut Coastal Towns Vulnerability Index Dataset

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The dataset includes the GIS maps for the Coastal Vulnerability Index Viewer.

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Zones of Shared Risk of Coastal Towns Dataset

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Six maps are available for the 14 coastal towns in the study area including topography, flooding projections, ecological systems, structures & roadways, and land uses & social characteristics and combined zones of shared risk maps.†

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Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Referenced material for the methodologies used when creating the social vulnerability index.

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Connecticut Flood Maps for Different Storm Return Intervals

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The projected maps of the annual exceedance probability of storm surge water levels from FVCOM-SWAVE model.

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Nor’easter 2015

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Model response (output) to the Nor'easter of 2015.

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Event Simulation: A Strong Nor’easter

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Model response (output) to a 1/25 year event simulation of a strong Nor'Easter.

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Current Policies on Sea Level Rise in Connecticut

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Blog post discussing sea level rise planning tools.

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Connecticut Coastal Towns Nearshore Model Storm Surge and Wave Height Dataset

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The FUNWAVE TVD model outputs of Super Storm Sandy and 1% annual exceedance probability (AEP) storm scenario for Branford, Norwalk, and New Haven, CT.

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Connecticut Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Viewer Dataset

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This dataset shows different flood maps of storm surge return periods of 10, 30, 100, and 500 year flood events with sea-level rise projections (1 foot and 20 inches), above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) along the Connecticut coastline and the adjacent inland.

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Hurricane Irene

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Model response (output) to Hurricane Irene 2011.

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Gis Modelling of Urban Flood Prone Areas

Type:

Presentations

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Presentation of research using a high-resolution wave model (FUNWAVE-TVD) to determine total water elevation on the shores, and validating the results with in-situ measurments.

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Substitute Senate Bill No. 9, Public Act No. 18-50, An Act Concering Connecticut’s Energy Future

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

PDF document of Substitute Senate Bill No. 9, Public Act No. 18-50

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Hurricane Gloria

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Model response (output) to Hurricane Gloria

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Superstorm Sandy

Type:

Datasets

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Model response (output) to Super Storm Sandy.

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An Assessment of Two Models of Wave Propagation in an Estuary Protected by Breakwaters

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Using available obsservations from New Haven Harbor, CT to evaluate the accuracy of two third-generation spectral wave models in an estuary with breakwaters.

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Estimating the Annual Exceedance Probability of Water Levels and Wave Heights from High Resolution Coupled Wave-Circulation Models in Long Island Sound

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Estimating the probability of storm surge occurrences for flood risk assessments using a coupled coastal circulation and wave model.

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Impact of compound flood event on coastal critical infrastructures considering current and future climate

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper examines case studies of compound flood hazards affecting critical infrastructure in coastal Connecticut.

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Waves in Western Long Island Sound: A Fetch-Limited Coastal Basin

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Analyzing the relationship between significant wave height and wind speed and direction based on statistics of observations of wind and surface ravity waves in Long Island Sound.

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Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Using a fully nonlinear Boussinesq wave model on the near shore area of Branford, Norwalk, and New Haven to determine the total water elevation on the shores.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

An index-based spatial model that identifies community vulnerability to flood, wind, and heat-related impacts of climate change.

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Connecticut Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This dataset shows different flood maps with sea-level rise projections, above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) along the Connecticut coastline and the adjacent inland.

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CREST Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This map shows the†locations for reporting results from the wave modeling work, and potential locations of four living shoreline methods.

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Connecticut Coastal Towns Storm Annual Exceedance Probability/Return Interval Viewer

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This viewer†presents the projected storm surge water levels and significant wave heights.

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Heat flux estimates from a synthesis of satellite observations and a hydrodynamic model (with application to Long Island Sound)

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Heat

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Estimating net surface heat fluxes as the difference between the depth-integrated heat tendencies and the depth-integrated horizontal heat exchanges in a hydrodynamic model.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in SCRCOG Storymap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The map shows the SCRCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.

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Resilient Connecticut Overview Storymap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

A StoryMap of the Resilience Connecticut Program including an overview of the three phases, the engagement process and tools developed through the program.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in WestCOG Storymap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The map shows the WestCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in MetroCOG Storymap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The map shows the MetroCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.

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Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in NVCOG Storymap

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The map shows the NVCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.

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Waves in Long Island Sound: NOAA CREST Project

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The goal of the research was to numerically resolve sea dynamics (such as currents, waves, sea surface displacement) at the Connecticut coastline. The estuarine circulation of the LIS mediates key biogeochemical cycles (cycles in which chemical elements and simple substances are transferred between living systems and the environment) in the region upon which local environments depend. Understanding local changes in the wave field and circulation dynamics in the LIS goes beyond purely scientific endeavors, with future implications that effect coastal communities and the†natural environments. Currently, there is particular attention being placed into evaluating the risk of flooding at coastal areas as the upcoming and present challenges of climate change at a regional scale become apparent with changes in sea level and storm frequency and intensity. This work will help coastal communities better understand the effect of waves at the coastline ñ where people live, work, and play.

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An Assessment of Two Models of Wave Propagation in an Estuary Protected by Breakwaters

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Marine Science

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Breakwaters influence coastal wave climate and circulation by blocking and dissipating wave energy. In a large harbor, these effects are combined with wave generation, refraction and reflection. In this study, researchers used available observations to evaluate the accuracy of model simulations of waves in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, an estuary with three detached breakwaters near the mouth.

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Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Flood hazard planning requires the accurate estimation of total water elevation due to predicted tide, surge, and wave runup to design flood protection structures and improve coastal risk planning for severe storms. The beach topography and nearshore hydrodynamic conditions impact the conclusive flood inundation mapping in complex environments. The conventional approaches of flood modeling are limited due to either i) simple static estimates, ii) the application of a coupled circulation and phase-averaged wave models in coarse resolution, iii) failing to calibrate and validate with in-situ data, or iv) not considering sea-level rise projections in mapping the flood extent. We used a high-resolution wave model (FUNWAVE-TVD) capable of resolving processes like wave refraction and diffraction on the nearshore area to determine total water elevation on the shores.

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Estimating the Annual Exceedance Probability of Water Levels and Wave Heights from High Resolution Coupled Wave-Circulation Models in Long Island Sound

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Understanding the risk posed by extreme storm events and accurate assessment of the flood risk is crucial for the successful management of the coastal communities using increasing resiliency. There are only a few available tide gauge, buoy, and storm sensor data in the Long Island Sound to project the extreme sea level statistics using the observed records available to determine the level of risk along the Connecticut coastline accurately. In this work, we reproduced the highest 44 storms between 1950-2018 using a coupled circulation and wave model. The modeled events are fit to a probability distribution to statistically estimate the annual exceedance probabilities and return periods for expected storms. In addition to evaluating historical risks, we also added a sea-level height offset of 0.5 m for 2050 estimates in order to examine the effect of rising sea-levels on the analysis. We find that sea-level rise reduces the return period of a 10-year storm to two years. We advise periodically updating this work as improved sea-level rise projections become available.

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Public Act No. 18-82: An Act Concerning Climate Change Planning and Resiliency.

Type:

Policy Guides

Focus Area:

Policy

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

CIRCA's final report provides the basis for sea level rise projections in Governor's Bill S.B. 7, which was introduced into the 2018 legislative session and was enacted into law as Public Act 18-82. This law integrates the CIRCA sea level change projections into various municipal and state planning documents as well as the stateís coastal management and flood management laws.

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Impact of compound flood event on coastal critical infrastructures considering current and future climate

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper examines case studies of compound flood hazards affecting critical infrastructure in coastal Connecticut.† Seven coastal river reaches were studied where eight power grid substations lie in proximity to riverbanks and are prone to flooding caused by coastal storms (such as hurricanes) that combine heavy precipitation and high surge.

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Waves in Western Long Island Sound: A Fetch-Limited Coastal Basin

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This paper summarizes the statistics of observations of wind and surface gravity waves in Long Island Sound. Researchers examine the relationship between significant wave height and wind speed and direction and show that the significant wave height and dominant period in western Long Island Sound have an asymmetric response to the wind direction.

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Ensemble Hindcasting of Coastal Wave Heights

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Flood and Sea Level Rise

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Long records of wave parameters are central to the estimation of coastal flooding risk and the causes of coastal erosion. This paper leverages the predictive power of wave height history and correlations with wind speed and direction to build statistical models for time series of wave heights to develop a method to fill data-gaps and extend the record length of coastal wave observations.

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Heat Flux Estimates From a Synthesis of Satellite Observations and a Hydrodynamic Model (With Application to Long Island Sound)

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Marine Science

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

We use satellite observations of sea surface temperatures in combination with a three-dimensional simulation of the ocean to infer the air-sea surface heat fluxes needed to create the observed surface temperatures. We use this methodology to quantify the annual cycle of warming and cooling fluxes in Long Island Sound (LIS). Our surface heat flux estimates compare well with estimates obtained from meteorological measurements in the western LIS.

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Observations of Autumnal Cooling in a Large Estuary

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Marine Science

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Seasonal variations in solar insolation and wind create an annual water temperature cycle that impacts circulation and biological processes. The waters of Long Island Sound (LIS) warm from March-February until August-October and then begin to cool. Ship surveys show that the vertical temperature structure becomes almost uniform during this season when the area experiences low air temperatures and high winds. However, no observations have resolved the temporal evolution of the vertical structure of temperature during these cooling periods because conditions inhibit ship operations. We report glider measurements of the vertical structure of water temperatures and salinities from 22 October to 4 November 2014, in eastern LIS.

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Wave Growth and Dissipation in a Fetch-Limited Urban Estuary: Long Island Sound.

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Marine Science

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The geometry of the Long Island Sound (LIS) renders the wave field fetch-limited and leads to marked differences between western and eastern areas. The mechanisms that contribute to the formation and dissipation of waves in the LIS are not well understood. We evaluated the ability of the wave module of a wave-coupled hydrodynamic model to simulate different windñwave scenarios.†

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Stratford South End Meetings and Documents

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Includes all of the workshops at each specific stations as well as the final report for the pilot meetings.

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Stratford South End Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Stratford South End project

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Resilient South Norwalk Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Final Report for the pilot project that details the climate vulnerability and the future conditions with these pilot conditions.

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South Norwalk Current and Future Conditions Analysis Technical Memorandum

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Technical memorandum that details the resilient connecticut phases within Fairfield as well as the project pilot

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South Norwalk Public Meeting January 12th

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Slides for the presentation for the public meeting with the project overview as well as the heat and flood risk explanations

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Fairfield Project Documents Resilient Corridor Analysis: Final Report with Current and Future Conditiion

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Final Report on the project in Fairfiled that will provide adaptive strategies to reduce the likelihood and impacts of flooding within the study area

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Resilient Fairfield Final Report March 2024

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Final Report including detail planned and the pilot project within Fairfield that are made to connect higher flood risk shoreline communities to those with lower flood against flooding and ensure access.

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South Norwalk Phase 3 Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the South Norwalk project

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South Norwalk Project Public Meetings and Documents

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Homepage for meeting documents and final report for South Norwalk

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Phase 3 Fairfield Project Description Homepage Spanish

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Spanish translation for homepage for Downtown Fairfield project

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Phase 3 Fairfield Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Fairfield project

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Phase 3 Fairfield Meetings and Documents

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Fairfield Project Public Meetings Homepage

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Fairfield Public Meeting March 2nd 2023 Public Meeting 1

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Resilient Fairfield Public Workshop agenda and project overview

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Phase 3 Fairfield Homepage

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Homepage for Downtown Fairfield project with project consultant, location and portfolio map

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Resilient Fair Haven Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Fair Haven final report that details the project specifics and summarizes the analysis done on the climate vulnerabilities.

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Fair Haven Meetings Citizen and Technical Advisory Committee Meeting 4

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Presentation for Meeting on the project report and the final steps in the project

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Resilient Fair Haven Current/Future Conditions Analysis Memo

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

This memo summarizes the results of Task 3 Current and Future Conditions Analysis and examines the climate vulnerabilities related to flooding and heating in the Fair Haven community.

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Resilient Fair Haven Flyer 1

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Flyer 1 that address the project goals to reduce risks to flooding and intensive heat

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Resilient Fair Haven Flyer 2

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Flyer 2 on the impact and call to take the survey for Fair Haven

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Fair Haven Resilience Meetings and Documents

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Fair Haven Documents homepage with links to meetings and project documents

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Fair Haven Resilience Opportunity Map Portfolio

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Fair Haven project

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Resilient East Ditch Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Final Report of the Pilot project centered in East Ditch in Danbury with the project specifics as well as the analysis on the proposed adaption options to the address the climate vulnerability in downtown Danbury.

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Resilient Danbury: Current + Future Conditions Analysis

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

The analysis document of the East Ditch watershed in Danbury CT in which the pilot project will be used to decrease flooding and heat risk.

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Danbury Public Meeting July 26 2023 Public Meeting 2 Spanish Version

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Spanish Translation of Public Workshop 2 Resilient Danbury that details the strategy that the Mayor is taking as well as the pilot project details.

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Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Boards Spanish Translation

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Spanish Version of Flood Maps with the impacts highlighted throughout the Danbury community

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Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Presentation

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Final Presentation detailing the pilot project to reduce flooding and heat risk.

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Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Presentation Spanish Translation

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Spanish Translation of Final Presentation detailing the pilot project to reduce flooding and heat risk.

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Danbury Public Meeting July 26 2023 Public Meeting 2

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Public Workshop 2 Resilient Danbury that details the strategy that the Mayor is taking as well as the pilot project details.

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Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Boards

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Flood Maps with the impacts highlighted throughout the Danbury community

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Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Recording

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Public Meeting with overviewing project history and outlook

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Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Summary

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Includes the Project Name as well as the attendees of the CTAC Meeting and the mainpoints of the presentation and the discussion

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Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Citizen and Technical Advisirt Committee Slides

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Slides utilized during public meeting with the Citizen and Technical Advisory that details the project description within Danbury

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Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Meeting Flyer

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Public Workshop 1 Public Meeting Flyer

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Danbury Meetings and Documents Homepage

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Includes all of the public meetings and documents

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Danbury Resilience Opportunity Map Portfolio

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

In this map, it includes Danbury's maps of FEMA Flood Zones, Zones of Shared Risk, Climate

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Branford Resilient Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

The final report details the project and the project desription as well as evaluate the feasbility of four floold mitigation alternatives to protect the Meadow Street neighborhood in Branford.

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Branford Alternative Analysis Summary

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

The draft report includes the Amtrak railroad underpass and the alternatives that were evaluated to address the flooding at the Cattle Crossing.

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Branford Public Meeting Poster: Station 2

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

In this poster, it includes the pile wall and the gate and embankment plans.

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Branford Public Meeting Poster: Station 1

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

Has the four page poster that details the extent of flooding the meadow street neighborhood and the extent of flooding in 10, 50 and 100 year storms.

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Resilient Meadow Street Public Meeting Info

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

Includes the project update on resilient meadow street with the project goal being to reduce the flood risk in Meadow Street above the Amtrak embarkment.

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Branford ROAR Map

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

In this map, it includes Branford's maps of FEMA Flood Zones, Zones of Shared Risk, Cliamte Change Vulnerability Index and Overall Social Vulnerability Index.

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Resilient Ansonia Final Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Final Report on Ansonia with City Background and Resilience Planning

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Phase 3 Ansonia Project Public Workshop

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Community Workshop June 14, 2023

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Resilient Ansonia Public Meeting Recording

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Community Workshop Video Public Meeting - October 19, 2023

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Appendix D Hazard Mitigation Plans

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Outlines and details municipalities along with the action of the municipalities between 2019-2024 and the process for implementation.

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Phase 3 Ansonia Opportunity Area Portfolio

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Ansonia Maps for Opportunity Areas

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Appendix B Regional Resilience, TOD, and Planing Status Review

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This document presents a narrative description of resilience related plans, planned developmed aareas in each of the 33 municipalities with TOD potential, along with summaries of existing TOD plans that are avaliable for most of the 33 munuicipalities with TOD potential.

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Appendix A Phase 2 Engagement Report

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Outlines and details the engagement opportunities and goals and objectives for Phase 2 including working aith as many COG board and committee meetings and engage with communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties.

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Appendix C ROAR Map

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Contains maps for all 65 ROARS which have been developed and presented as part of the regional vulnerability assesssmnet report. The maps present the ROAR, the average flood, heat and social vulnerability throughout the area and some of the critical infrastucture present.

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Redding

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Redding

Public Water Supply Area Map for John Reade Middle School

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Spanish Translated Map Legend

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Resilience Opportunity Map Legend in Spanish

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Final Phase 2 Report Novemeber 2022

Type:

Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

November 2022 report that focuses on regional climate resilience and adaptation planning through evaluations and engagement to inform municipal to regional scale initiatives and pilot projects

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Public Water Supply Area Map for New Fairfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Fairfield

Public Water Supply Area Map for New Fairfield Center

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Monroe

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Monroe

Public Water Supply Area Map for Stepney

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Monroe

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Monroe

Public Water Supply Area Map for Easton Reservoir Watershed

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Public Water Supply Area Map for East Haven/North Branford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

East Haven

Public Water Supply Area Map for Lake Saltonstall Watershed

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Bethel/Danbury

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bethel

Public Water Supply Area Map for Eureka Lake Watershed

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Cheshire/Hamden/North Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Cheshire

Public Water Supply Area Map for Lake Whitney Watershed

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Public Water Supply Area Map for Brookfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Brookfield

Public Water Supply Area Map for Federal Road

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Wastewater Treatment Area Map for West Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

West Haven

Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Old Field Creek and Sandy Point

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Wastewater Treatment Area Map for Ridgefield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ridgefield

Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Downtown Ridgefield

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Wastewater Treatment Area Map for New Canaan

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Canaan

Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Fivemile River

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Wastewater Treatment Area Map for Milford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Milford

Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Beaver Brook Area

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Affordable Housing Area Map for West Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

West Haven

Affordable Housing Area Map for Savin Rock

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Affordable Housing Area Map for North Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

North Haven

Affordable Housing Area Map for North Haven Center

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Wallingford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Wallingford

Affordable Housing Area Map for Wallingford Center

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Stratford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Affordable Housing Area Map for Putney Area

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Milford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Milford

Affordable Housing Area Map for Walnut Beach

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Affordable Housing Area Map for New Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Affordable Housing Area Map for Westville

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield Reef Road Corridor

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield University Area

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Affordable Housing Area Map for Milford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Milford

Affordable Housing Area Map for Point Beach

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Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Center

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

East Haven

Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Center

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Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Beach Area

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

East Haven

Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for West Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

West Haven

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for West Haven

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Westport

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Westport

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Westport

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Westport – Saugatuck

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Westport

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Saugatuck

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury – Watervulle

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Waterbury

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Watervulle

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Waterbury

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Wallingford – Yalesvile

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Wallingford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Yalesvile

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Wallingford Center

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Wallingford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Wallingford Center

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Stratford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Stratford South End

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Stratford – Airport/Lordship Gateway

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Airport/Lordship Gateway

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Stratford

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Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stratford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Stratford

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Stamford/Darien – Holly Pond

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stamford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Holly Pond

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Stamford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Stamford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Stamford

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Seymour

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Seymour

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Seymour

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for South Norwalk

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Resilience Opportunity Map for South Norwalk

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Norwalk/Darien – Rowayton

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Resilience Opportunity Map for Rowayton

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Norwalk – Merrit 7

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Norwalk

Resilience Opportunity Map for Merrit 7

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for North Haven

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

North Haven

Resilience Opportunity Map for North Haven

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for New Haven – Port Area

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Resilience Opportunity Map for Port Area

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for New Haven – Fair Haven/Mill River

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Resilience Opportunity Map for Fair Haven/Mill River

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for New Haven – Long Wharf

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

New Haven

Resilience Opportunity Map for Long Wharf

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Naugatuck

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Naugatuck

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Naugatuck

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Milford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Milford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Milford

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Milford – Devon

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Milford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Devon

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Meriden

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Meriden

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Meriden

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Guilford – Town Center

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Guilford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Guilford Town Center

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Georgetown

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Resilience Opportunity Map for Branchville/Georgetown

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Fairfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Fairfield

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Fairfield Metro

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Fairfield

Resilience Opportunity Map for Fairfield Metro

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Greenwich – Cos Cob

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Greenwich

Resilience Opportunity Map for Cos Cob

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Greenwich

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Greenwich

Resilience Opportunity Map for Greenwich

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Derby

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Derby

Resilience Opportunity Map for Derby

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Darien

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Darien

Resilience Opportunity Map for Darien

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Danbury – Lake Kenosia/Airport

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Resilience Opportunity Map for Lake Kenosia/Airport

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Danbury/Brookfield

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Resilience Opportunity Map for Danbury/Brookfield

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Danbury

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Danbury

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Danbury

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Bridgeport (Downtown Bridgeport)

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Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

Resilience Opportunity Map for Downtown Bridgeport

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Bridgeport (East Bridgeport)

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

Resilience Opportunity Map for East Bridgeport

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for South End Bridgeport

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Bridgeport

Resilience Opportunity Map for South End Bridgeport

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Branford

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Branford

Resilience Opportunity Map for Branford

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Resilient Connecticut Phase II From Regional Vulnerabilities to Resilience Opporunities Faifield County and New Haven County Executive Summary SPANISH

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Publications and Reports

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Planning

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Applies to Multiple Towns

This is the Spanish Version which ncludes a high-level review of the full report's vulerability and is organized by the four Council of Governments for a better understanding of regional vulerability. A description of vulerability is through the lense of assets and infrastructure in the two counties is also described as are the 63 identified specific areas for resilience opportunities.

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Resilient Connecticut Phase II From Regional Vulnerabilities to Resilience Opporunities Faifield County and New Haven County Executive Summary ENGLISH

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

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Includes a high-level review of the full report's vulerability and is organized by the four Council of Governments for a better understanding of regional vulerability. A description of vulerability is through the lense of assets and infrastructure in the two counties is also described as are the 63 identified specific areas for resilience opportunities.

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Appendix F Zones of Shared Risk Narratives

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Publications and Reports

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Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix F of the Vulnerability Assesment which contains the planning approach that connects zones of shared risk with resilience corridors to link critical facilities that would serve lower lying communities.

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Appendix E TOD Heat and Flood CCV Summary Statistics

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix E of the Vulnerability Assessment Report and it includes statistics of COGs and municipalities with overall vulnerability.

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Appendix G TOD and ZSR analysis

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

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This is Appendix G of the Vulnerability Assessment which includes maps of COGs and municipalities of ZSR classification.

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Appendix H Affordable Housing with Proximity to TOD

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

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Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix H of the Vulnerability Assessment which includes property names and locations of affordable houses within municipalities within 0.75 mi of a TOD area.

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Appendix A Stakeholder Workshop Report

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

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Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix A of the Vulnerability and Assessment Report published in Dec 2022.

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Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Ansonia

Type:

Maps and Viewers

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Ansonia

Resilience Opportunity Area Map for Ansonia

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Appendix B Social Vulnerability Mapping Resource Review

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix B of the Vulnerability Assessmet Report and identifies the various factors included and the process by which social vulnerability was represented.

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Appendix C Flood and Heat CCVI Contributor List

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

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This is Appendix C of the Vulnerability Assessment which has a table of flood and heat and indicators associated as well as the components of the stressors.

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Appendix D TOD and Future Planned Development Review

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

This is Appendix D of the Vulnerability of Assessment Report and has the breakdown of planned development areas and TOD Planning of all municipalities within Connecticut.

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Vulnerability Assessment Report, Dec 2021

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

The report describe the two-county vulnerability assessment and its findings, concluding with a presentation of 63 specific geographic areas where adaptation and resilience opportunities can be identified to address flood-related risks, extreme heat, or both. Assessment tools described in this report can be used by communities in their own resiliency planning.

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Sandy CDBG-DR Funded Projects

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Maps and Viewers

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Planning

Town:

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Following Superstorm Sandy, the Connecticut Department of Housing (CT-DOH) initiated the Planning for Mitigation and Resiliency Program allocating Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery funding (CDBG-DR) from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist communities in the state with recovery. These projects have helped many communities in Connecticut move forward in addressing the impacts of storms, sea-level rise, and flooding. View a map of CDBG-DR funded projects in Connecticut, as well as access final reports and products.

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Inventory of Local & Regional Planning Documents for Connecticut Towns & COGs

Type:

Inventories

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Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Many communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties have begun to address the impacts of flooding, sea-level rise and climate change through planning initiatives such as Plans of Conservation and Development (POCD), Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHHMP), and Coastal Resilience Plans (CRP). This list inventories municipal and regional plans in CT that impact or address climate resilience.

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Inventory of Local & Regional Planning Documents for Fairfield and New Haven Counties

Type:

Inventories

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

Many communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties have begun to address the impacts of flooding, sea-level rise and climate change through planning initiatives such as Plans of Conservation and Development (POCD), Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHHMP), and Coastal Resilience Plans (CRP). This list inventories municipal and regional plans in New Haven and Fairfield Counties that impact or address climate resilience.

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Resilient Connecticut Planning Framework

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Publications and Reports

Focus Area:

Planning

Town:

Applies to Multiple Towns

During Phase I of the project, the CIRCA team engaged a broad range of stakeholders on the development of a Resilient Connecticut Planning Framework. This Framework will guide the plans, projects, and research activities initiated during Phases II and III and will build on the range of ongoing climate adaptation activities occurring in the state. The Framework will connect science-based risk assessment with innovative design strategies and apply them to practical planning practices. The RCPF will introduce a variety of applied tools and methodologies intended to influence Connecticut's resilience planning moving forward, focusing on five themes.

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