Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to sea level rise and other climate-related changes. How can these communities build environmental and economic resilience in the face of these threats? This presentation shows the challenge model can be used to source innovative adaptation and mitigation solutions to critical problems, accelerate businesses in the coastal resilience sector, drive local workforce development, and help cities plan future projects. A new method of sourcing solutions was required and demonstrated in this work. RISE has funded more than $5M to over 30 companies to work in this area. Actual case studies are presented using the Hampton Roads region in Virginia as a test bed to demonstrate resilience-related innovations.