Led by the Heinz Center and CERES, a coalition of insurance, government, environmental, and investment organizations released a report, Resilient Coasts: A Blueprint for Action that listed steps the nation can take to drastically reduce rising coastal hazard risks and their associated economic impacts.

• Identify and fill critical gaps in scientific understanding and develop the tools and methodologies necessary for incorporating climate change into risk assessments and risk mitigation decisions.
• Require risk-based land use planning.
• Design adaptable infrastructure and building code standards to meet future risk.
• Strengthen ecosystems as part of a risk mitigation strategy.
• Develop flexible adaptation plans.
• Maintain a viable private property and casualty insurance market.
• Integrate climate change impacts into due diligence for investment and lending.

Posted by rjorr at April 30, 2009 4:04 PM