Additional Resources
Reports, guides, and toolkits that focus on resilience and sustainability.
Available Funding Opportunities for Delaware Communities
This portal is maintained by the Grant Assistance Program, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
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Avoiding and Minimizing Risk of Flood Damage to State Assets: A Guide for Delaware State Agencies
Prepared by the Delaware Flood Avoidance Workgroup Under Executive Order 41 | March 2016
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Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: A Guide For Local Communities
Prepared by FEMA | 2021
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Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: Strategies for Success
Prepared by FEMA | 2023
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Prepared for DNREC Division of Energy and Climate
Prepared by Institute for Public Administration, School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
Written by Philip Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Policy Scientist | 2017
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Written by Kirstin Wakefield and Jim Falk (University of Delaware Sea Grant), and Conservation Community Consulting, LLC. | 2017
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Coastal Observer
Created by Delaware Sea Grant and the University of Delaware | 2020
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Coastal Resiliency Needs Assessment in Sussex County
Prepared for Delaware Coastal Programs
Prepared by Institute for Public Administration, School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
Written by Philip Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Policy Scientist | 2017
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Prepared by The White House Coastal Resiliency Interagency Working Group |2022​
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Prepared by The Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware, with support from the Delaware Department of Transportation​
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Delaware Climate Information Center
Prepared by the University of Delaware Center for Environmental Monitoring Analysis (CEMA)​
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This site is a collaborative effort between the Center for Environmental Monitoring & Analysis (CEMA) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources (DNREC)​
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Delaware Coastal Flood Monitoring System
This website is maintained by the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) and the Delaware Environmental Observing System (DEOS)​
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Delaware Homeowners Handbook To Prepare For Natural Hazards
This handbook was developed as a cooperative project among the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and the Delaware Sea Grant College Program (DESG). ​
Second edition | 2019
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This website is maintained by the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.
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Written by Erika Spanger - Siegfried, Melanie Fitzpatrick, Kristina Dahl | October 2014
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A Report by the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Science Subgroup of the Flood Resilience Interagency Working Group of the National Climate Task Force | March 2023
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A Federal Framework and Action Plan for Climate Services
Product of the Fast Track Action Committee on Climate Services of the National Science and Technology Council | March 2023
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FEMA Response and Recovery Climate Change Planning Guidance
Published by FEMA, In partnership with NOAA
First Edition | July 2023
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Go Green Muni Bond Financing for Consumer Rebates and Other Distributed Water Investments
Prepared by the Earth Economic WaterNow Alliance​
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Prepared by the National League of Cities and Local Infrastructure Hub
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Prepared by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary | 2011
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Living Shorelines: Healthy Shores, Healthy Communities
Prepared by DNREC, DNERR, PDE, and Sunoco | 2012
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5th National Climate Assessment
The US Government's preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States.
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Natural Hazard and Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit for Delaware Communities
Prepared by Delaware Sea Grant | 2014
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National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics
Prepared by EPA | 2024​
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Public Access to the Tidal Wetlands of the Delaware Estuary
Prepared by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
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Prepared by The Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee
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Resilience Science and Technology Grand Pathways Framework
A Report by the Subcommittee on Resilience Science and Technology Committee on Homeland and National Security of the National Science and Technology Council | March 2023
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Selecting Climate Information To Use In Climate Risk and Impact Assessments
Guide for Federal Agency Climate Adaptation Planners | March 2023
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National Alliance of advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and local leaders working towards a shared vision for land use and infrastructure policies and actions that result in healthy, sustainable, equitable, and prosperous communities for all.​
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State of Delaware Sea-Level Rise Planning Scenarios - Frequently Asked Questions
Prepared by the Delaware Sea Level Rise Technical Committee | 2017
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Urban Flooding: Moving Towards Resilience
Summary Report Based on the 6th Assembly of the Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum Washington, D.C. | 2019
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