NOAA to send $575M to coastal areas for climate resilience
NOAA to send $575M to coastal areas for climate resilience E&E News by POLITICO
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Federal Grants to Protect Shoreline Communities
Fifteen states will share $575 million in federal grants to help protect shoreline communities against the worsening impacts of climate change, Biden administration officials announced early Friday.
The competitive grants, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and awarded by NOAA under its climate-ready coasts initiative, will be spread across areas on all three U.S. saltwater coasts and in the Great Lakes.
In total, 19 projects will move forward under the NOAA program, with individual grants ranging from $1.45 million to nearly $75 million. The lion’s share of the funds will go to projects in seven states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Washington, and New Jersey, where high tides and storms are transforming — and sometimes destroying — coastal ecosystems and gnawing away at critical infrastructure.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, a former governor of Rhode Island, said waterfront communities are increasingly burdened by climate impacts.
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
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SDGs Addressed or Connected to the Issues
- Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action
The article highlights the federal grants aimed at helping shoreline communities protect themselves against the worsening impacts of climate change. This directly connects to SDG 13, which focuses on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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Specific Targets
- Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters
- Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning
The article mentions that the federal grants aim to help protect shoreline communities against the impacts of climate change. This aligns with Target 13.1, which focuses on strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards. Additionally, the grants also contribute to Target 13.3 by supporting education, awareness-raising, and capacity-building efforts related to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Indicators
- Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
- Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning into primary, secondary, and tertiary curricula
The article does not explicitly mention any indicators. However, based on the targets identified, we can infer potential indicators. Indicator 13.1.1 can be used to measure progress in strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity by tracking the number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons attributed to climate-related disasters. Indicator 13.3.1 can measure progress in improving education and awareness by tracking the number of countries that have integrated climate change topics into their educational curricula.
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators Table
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action | Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning |
Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning into primary, secondary, and tertiary curricula |
Source: eenews.net
