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Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

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Among the ways humans respond to environmental change, moving and relocating people, infrastructure, and communities presents particular challenges. However, the idea of strategically moving populations away from environmentally high-risk areas, sometimes referred to as managed retreat, has a long tradition. The study will gather information about the challenges, needs, and opportunities associated with managed retreat in the Gulf Coast region. This means addressing a variety of complex psychological and socioeconomic realities. The study will focus on understanding and responding to the unique challenges along the Gulf Coast, such as coastal flooding due to sea level rise, subsidence, and land loss.

Recovery Agencies Should Proactively Plan for Community Relocation Before and After Climate Disasters, Says New Report Jan 17, 2024 News Release

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Events

Community-Driven Relocation on the Gulf Coast: Regional Meeting and Dissemination Event

April 19, 2024
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM (EDT)

Past

We warmly invite you to join us on April 19, 2024 at the Tulane River and Coastal Center to discuss the recent release of the report, Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coa...

Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond Public Report Launch Seminar

January 30, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Past

Communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast have endured hundreds of devastating weather events over recent decades with the number of disasters doubling annually since 2018. The variety and frequency of storm...

Virtual Focused Discussion: Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Community Stakeholder Perspectives on Managed Retreat

March 30, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT)

Webinar
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s ad hoc consensus committee, Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, is conducting a study on the movement and relocation of peopl...

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Perspectives and Approaches to Property Acquisitions: Challenges and Lessons Learned

December 13, 2022
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (EST)

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The acquisition of flood-prone properties (ie., home buyouts) are voluntary, and sometimes mandatory, transactions of properties from owners to the government so that the purchased areas return to the...

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #3 Part 2: Assisted Resettlement and Receiving Communities in Louisiana

July 28, 2022
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM (EDT)

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The second part of the third workshop of the consensus study, Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, will be held on July 28, 2022, in Houma, LA. As part of this workshop, the committee will h...

Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Final Committee Meeting

June 23, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
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During this meeting, the committee will be coming to a consensus on the conclusions and recommendations for the final draft of the report.

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Fourth Writing Group Meetings

June 7, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

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In this fourth series of writing meetings, the subgroups will engage in comprehensive dialogues focusing on finalzing the various topics and the organizational structure of the chapters in the report.

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Third Writing Group Meetings

May 11 - 24, 2023

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In this third series of writing meetings, the subgroups will engage in comprehensive dialogues focusing on the various topics and the organizational structure of the chapters in the report.

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting 10

May 8, 2023
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

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During this meeting, the committee will discuss the findings, conclusions and recommendations, for each chapter and come to a consensus on finalizing the report.

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #9

March 23 - 24, 2023

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Meeting
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At this meeting, the committee will continue deliberations about the report through a review and discussion of the drafts of each chapter, and discuss potential visuals for the report (maps, graphs, e...

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Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

Community-Driven Relocation on the Gulf Coast: Regional Meeting and Dissemination Event

Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond Public Report Launch Seminar

Virtual Focused Discussion: Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Community Stakeholder Perspectives on Managed Retreat

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Perspectives and Approaches to Property Acquisitions: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #3 Part 2: Assisted Resettlement and Receiving Communities in Louisiana

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #3 Part 1: Community Viability and Environmental Change in Coastal Louisiana

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #2: Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Adaptation on Florida's Gulf Coast

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #1

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Final Committee Meeting

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Fourth Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Third Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting 10

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #9

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Second Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #8

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Definition Discussion

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: First Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #7

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #6

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Working Groups to Discuss Workshop Findings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #5

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, Committee Site Visit to the Bayou Region of Southeast, LA

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #4

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #3

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #2

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #1 (Virtual Meeting)

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Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

Dropdown items

Community-Driven Relocation on the Gulf Coast: Regional Meeting and Dissemination Event

Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond Public Report Launch Seminar

Virtual Focused Discussion: Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Community Stakeholder Perspectives on Managed Retreat

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Perspectives and Approaches to Property Acquisitions: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #3 Part 2: Assisted Resettlement and Receiving Communities in Louisiana

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #3 Part 1: Community Viability and Environmental Change in Coastal Louisiana

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #2: Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Adaptation on Florida's Gulf Coast

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Workshop #1

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Final Committee Meeting

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Fourth Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Third Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting 10

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #9

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Second Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #8

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Definition Discussion

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: First Writing Group Meetings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #7

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #6

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Working Groups to Discuss Workshop Findings

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #5

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, Committee Site Visit to the Bayou Region of Southeast, LA

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #4

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Committee Meeting #3

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #2

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Committee Meeting #1 (Virtual Meeting)