Hazard Mitigation Planning

Coastal Adaptation Planning > Hazard Mitigation Planning

The USC Sea Grant Program is working directly with municipalities in the Los Angeles region to ensure climate change is integrated across a variety of local planning efforts. 

USC Sea Grant helped the City of Imperial Beach identify and utilize the best available scientific information to assess the City's vulnerability to sea level rise and coastal storms and to guide the City in identifying appropriate adaptation strategies.  

Climate Mobility: People on the Move in a Changing Climate (PEMOCC)

As part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Coastlines and People (CoPe) Research Coordination Network (RCN) grant entitled “People on the Move in a Changing Climate (PEMOCC)” led by the Georgia Sea Grant Program, USC Sea Grant convened a virtual workshop in fall 2022 to facilitate a discussion among experts and stakeholders for the identification of the scientific infrastructure that is required to conduct place-based, use-inspired collaborative research on climate-induced human mobility and regionally tailored educational and engagement strategies. USC Sea Grant continues the work of identifying and addressing community needs as they pertain to climate-induced human mobility.

City of Imperial Beach’s Sea Level Rise Study

USC Sea Grant helped the City of Imperial Beach identify and utilize the best available scientific information to assess the City's vulnerability to sea level rise and coastal storms and to guide the City in identifying appropriate adaptation strategies. 

Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Study for the City of Los Angeles

This study provides an assessment of the potential physical, social and economic impacts of sea level rise on the City's resources and population, as well as the possible impacts to coastal and shoreline assets. This report was released in 2014.