Coastal Management Fellowship: 2009 State Projects

Coastal Management Fellowship

2012 State Projects

The six projects selected for the 2012-2014 fellowship are located at coastal resource agencies in the following states and territories. A summary of each project follows.

Location	Host Agency	Project Proposal	Project Goal
Saipan, CNMI	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Resources Management Office	Addressing Climate Change and Associated Coastal Hazards in the CNMI: Assessing coastal vulnerability as part of CNMI climate change adaptation efforts (PDF)	Identify communities and sectors at risk to climate change impacts and assist in developing locally relevant models of sea level rise and inundation scenarios
Dover, Delaware	Delaware Coastal Program	Development of a Marine Spatial Plan for Delaware's Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay Area (PDF)	Develop a marine spatial plan for Delaware's Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay area to ensure the conservation of important marine resources
Annapolis, Maryland	Maryland Chesapeake and Coastal Program	Integrating Water Quality and Coastal Resources into Marine Spatial Planning in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays (PDF)	Integrate water quality and coastal resources into a marine spatial plan for Maryland's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to target restoration and conservation activities
Boston, Massachusetts	Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management	Expanding Climate Change Adaptation Options in Massachusetts by Addressing Competing-Use Issues for Beach Nourishment (PDF)	Assess and promote beach and dune nourishment as a viable and cost-effective climate change adaptation tool for shore protection
San Francisco, California	San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission	Putting Climate Change Adaptation Into Action in San Francisco Bay (PDF)	Develop and evaluate climate adaptation strategies for vulnerable park and recreation assets in the San Francisco Bay area
Bellevue, Washington	Washington State Department of Ecology	Coastal Planning in Washington State: Providing Green Shorelines Guidance for State and Local Governments in Puget Sound (PDF)	Develop guidance for incentives, education, and regulation to help promote appropriate green shoreline approaches for Puget Sound

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2012 State Projects

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