BCDC: Living With a Rising Bay

Adaptation planning in the Bay Area is defining what it means to live with a rising Bay.

The Bay Area Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) is the regional agency tasked with protecting and enhancing San Francisco Bay.   

In response to the climate change challenges facing the Bay Area, BCDC developed a Climate Change Planning Program with the following goals:

• Identify and report on the impacts of climate change on San Francisco Bay.
• Identify strategies for adapting to climate change;
• Develop a regional task force to inform and coordinate local governments, stakeholders, and land use planning bodies in the Bay area regarding the potential Bay-related impacts of and approaches for adapting to global climate change.
• Identify the findings and policies in the San Francisco Bay Plan pertaining to climate change, such as the findings and policies on sea level rise, and update other relevant Bay Plan policies to incorporate new information about the impacts of climate change.

Resources

• BCDC Climate Change Reports and Resources, http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/planning/climate_change/climate_change.shtml
• BCDC Draft Staff Report, Living With A Rising Bay: Vulnerability And Adaptation In San Francisco Bay And On the Shoreline. Report identifies vulnerabilities in the Bay Area’s economic and environmental systems, as well as the potential impacts of climate change on public health and safety.
• Coastal Services Center, NOAA website with information sharing on climate change and adapation, http://collaborate.csc.noaa.gov/climateadaptation/default.aspx