Local agencies collaborate to address sea level rise and climate migration
At a meeting hosted by the Grass Roots Institute, multiple agencies responsible for housing and planning for sea level rise came together to understand the scope of climate migration and the types of impacts that they need to prepare for. The Coastal Commission, Mendocino County Planning Dept, City of Fort Bragg Planning, Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG), and Supervisors Dan Gjerde and Ted Williams joined about 60 participants. Tim Robustelli from the Washington DC-based think tank, New America, provided an overview of the findings that his organization published in an April report. … In California, wildfires, drought, sea level rise, and flooding are the most likely impacts, according to Robustelli. He said that 25 % of Californians live in areas with high risk of wildfire, and 20% live within areas of high risk for flooding. In just one year (2021), over 600,000 residents were displaced from wildfires in California.