Partnerships for Coastal Resilience Efforts
A powerful tool for addressing project complexities
Have you ever faced any of these common project challenges?
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- Large and complex coastal resilience approaches.
- A need to consider multiple, interacting factors like ecological conditions, site geomorphology, sociopolitical context, and more.
- Limited time, staff capacity, expertise, or budget.
How can you tackle this challenge?
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Partnerships
Bring together the many players in coastal resilience—such as regulators, politicians, community members, and practitioners—to collectively overcome challenges.
See how NFWF grantees have used partnerships:
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- North Carolina Division of Coastal Management:
Built municipal capacity for project planning and implementation. - Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council:
Worked with local communities to identify shoreline adaptation priorities.
Learn their strategies for success – Strategy 1:
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Form a diverse, interdisciplinary project team.
- Collaborate with a wide range of experts who have the skills needed to ensure project success.
- Identify team members’ complementary skill sets.
- Define leadership and other roles for all participants.
Learn their strategies for success – Strategy 2:
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Build partnerships with community members.
- Tap community knowledge to inform project design and implementation.
- Enlist community organizations and volunteers to help construct projects in the field.
- Cultivate local champions to advocate for the project, increase support, and educate the community.
Want to learn more?
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To see examples of how NFWF grantees have used partnerships to strengthen their projects, visit:
- North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Coastal Management
- Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
For more information, visit Coastal Resilience Success Stories.