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The goal of the RAFT is to help Virginia’s localities and tribal nations improve environmental, economic, and social resilience to climate change and other stresses. 

The RAFT Resilience Resources

Policy Guidance & Research Reports

 

Policy Guidance & Research Reports

Communication Products

 

The RAFT Resilience Communication Policy

Scorecards, Opportunity Lists & Checklists

 

The RAFT Scorecards, Opportunity Lists & Checklists

Resilience Maps 

 

The RAFT Resilience Maps 

RAFT in the News

 

RAFT in the News

Presentations on RAFT

 

Presentations on RAFT Process

Publications on RAFT Process

 

Publications on RAFT Process

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"After reading the RAFT Scorecard for our community, the Saxis team immediately knew where it could improve to prepare for Florence – getting a count of who was staying, who was evacuating, providing transport to shelters, creating a master communication list, etc.!”  ·The Saxis Resilience Implementation Team

This website, Task # 92.03 was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant # NA17NOS4190152 
of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. The views expressed
herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, or any of its subagencies.

This project is currently a partnership between the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience at Old Dominion University, and the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. The former Virginia Coastal Policy Center at the William & Mary Law School participated in this partnership from 2015 until June 2023.

 

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