Barrier Islands
Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen. They are subject to change during storms and other action, but absorb energy and protect the coastlines and create areas of protected waters where wetlands may flourish. A barrier chain may extend uninterrupted for over a hundred kilometers, excepting the tidal inlets that separate the islands, the longest and widest being …
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IEG: Independent Evaluation Group · 3 September 2024 English
The World Bank’s Articulation of the Blue Economy 8 Corporate Articulation of the Blue Economy 10 Articulation of the Blue Economy in Country Diagnostics 15 Articulation of the Blue Economy …
wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, mangroves, and coral reefs, as well as fish …
World Bank Group · 23 August 2024 English
This evaluation assesses how well the World Bank is supporting a blue economy approach to achieve sustainable and inclusive development of ocean and coastal states. A livable planet requires well-managed …
floodplains, estuaries, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, mangroves, and coral reefs, as well as fish …
World Bank Group · 19 August 2024 English
This evaluation assesses how well the World Bank is supporting a blue economy approach to achieve sustainable and inclusive development of ocean and coastal states. A livable planet requires well-managed …
floodplains, estuaries, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, mangroves, and coral reefs, as well as fish …
The Adaptation Fund · 7 August 2024 English
The objectives and activities of SEAM will provide the communities with consistent and reliable potable water, avenues for restoring and conserving the ecosystem in relation to improvement of their livelihoods, …
capital, and also includes the cayes, which as barrier islands that extend some 100km from the coast. Most …
TFAH: Trust for America's Health · 16 July 2024 English
TFAH has analyzed three federal climate adaptation and resilience strategies that protect actions: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the the health and well-being of all people and communities, Inflation …
Emergency Preparedness solutions such as restoring barrier islands and mangroves, and Response, working with partners …
UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists · 25 June 2024 English
Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.
morphology. Features such as bays, inlets, barrier islands, and wetlands can attenuate or amplify tide …
RAND Corporation · 11 June 2024 English
U.S. critical infrastructure supports the prosperity of the nation, yet the health of these assets, systems, networks, and facilities is often taken for granted. In this report, the authors analyze …
Matlacha Pass Bridge, which link several barrier islands to mainland Florida.156 The Federal Highway …
ELI: Environmental Law Institute · 1 January 2024 English
The larger and more comprehensive the water resources problem to be tackled, the longer it is likely to take the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study, authorize, and implement …
and dunes; sustainable restoration of the barrier islands; structural measures; and floodproofing or …
DNV: DNV GL (Norway) · 2024 English
natural protective features like mangroves, barrier islands and coral reefs (Goal 11: Sustainable Cities …
World Bank Group · 4 December 2023 English
This Technical Note supplements the overarching regional report 'A Blue Transformation for Pacific Maritime Transport (World Bank, 2022)'. It provides more detail on, and analysis of, natural hazards in the …
resilience e.g., create offshore berms or barrier islands; supplement or enhance marsh, mangrove, …
