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Clair Communities NOAA Office for Coastal Management Great Lakes and St Lawrence Cities Initiative Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 Office for Coastal Management Jeff Payne, PhD Director NOAA Office for Coastal Management Office for Coastal Management Jon Altenberg President & CEO Great Lakes and St. [...] Lawrence Cities Initiative Office for Coastal Management Project Partners Office for Coastal Management Agenda • Welcome • Coastal Impacts and Resilience Needs • Program Overview and Past Project Sites • Getting involved and next steps • Q&A Office for Coastal Management Coastal Impacts & Resilience Needs Growing Coastal Challenges Duluth, MN in 2019 Lake Level Flux and Unpredictability Severe Sto. [...] Over 90% of communities indicated an interest in taking advantage of future coastal support opportunities like… ● Education and training ● Capacity building programs ● Partnership development NOAA OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT Cost of Coastal Needs Annual survey respondents indicated a total need of over $2.21 billion* to address coastal hazards over the next five years. [...] NOAA OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT The Case for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts ● Habitat is important for climate and coastal resilience (social, environmental, and economic). [...] NOAA OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts Goal: Build resilience by Before supporting locally-driven, nature-based shoreline projects in the Great Lakes Approach: Work with you to Just After develop projects that restore, protect, and enhance habitat NOAA Fisheries, Brandenburg Park Office for Coastal Management Lincoln Park South Lagoon, Chicago, IL Concern: e.