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The Nature Conservancy’s Climate, Risk & Resilience 2013 Learning Exchange

Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Climate Change. The Nature Conservancy’s Climate, Risk & Resilience 2013 Learning Exchange. Col. Richard Hansen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander, New Orleans District. Environmental Protection & Restoration. Support for Others. Recreation.

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The Nature Conservancy’s Climate, Risk & Resilience 2013 Learning Exchange

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  1. Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Climate Change The Nature Conservancy’s Climate, Risk & Resilience 2013 Learning Exchange Col. Richard Hansen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander, New Orleans District

  2. Environmental Protection & Restoration Support for Others Recreation USACE: How We Serve the Nation Navigation Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Emergency Management Hydropower Regulatory Water Supply

  3. Climate Change Affects All USACE Civil Works Missions Emergency Management Environmental Restoration Recreation Flood and Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Water Supply Navigation NAVIGATION

  4. USACE Climate Adaptation Mission: Bill Byrne, MA F&W To improve resilience and decrease vulnerability to the effects of climate change and variability

  5. MN • ND MI WI MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL DUBUQUE IA ROCK ISLAND IL IN KS ST. LOUIS KY • 2,800 miles of navigable channel • 973 miles of MR&T levees • 325 miles of hurricane levees • 18 locks and control structures MO CAIRO OK AR TN MEMPHIS LITTLE ROCK AL VICKSBURG SHREVEPORT LA JACKSON TX MS BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS New Orleans District

  6. The Four Major Flood Risks in Coastal LA Sea Level Rise Coastal Erosion & Environmental Degradation River Flooding Rainfall Hurricane Storm Surge and Subsidence

  7. Southeast Louisiana Mississippi River Mississippi Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain Lake Borgne New Orleans Mississippi River • River Vulnerability • From high river stages • Hurricane Vulnerability • From the Gulf • From the Lake • From the River Gulf of Mexico

  8. Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System

  9. IHNC-Lake Borgne Surge Barrier

  10. Cameron Parish Coastal Marsh Restoration Grand Isle Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion

  11. Challenges and Opportunities • Continued support of flood risk management, navigation and coastal restoration • Balance missions to work together for sustainable coast • Adaptive Management • Consider climate change to develop sustainable solutions

  12. Thank You

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