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Welcome to StormSmart Coasts

The StormSmart Coasts program is designed to help coastal communities address the challenges arising from storms, floods, sea level rise, and climate change, and provides a menu of tools for successful coastal floodplain management.

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NEW: Protect Your Family and Your Home: Kingston, a StormSmart Coasts pilot community, released its version of a brochure that outlines steps for a homeowner to prevent losses and possibly lower flood insurance premiums.

Freeboard Incentive:
StormSmart Coasts pilot community, Hull, has created a montary incentive that encourages citizens to freeboard their homes.

StormSmart Coasts
Fact Sheets
CZM has produced a series of StormSmart Fact Sheets to assist with the challenges of coastal floodplain management.

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