Preparing for Tomorrow’s High Tide: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability
Assessment for the State of Delaware was developed by the DNREC
Delaware Coastal Programs with input, advice and guidance from
members of Delaware’s Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee. It was
formally approved by the Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee in
May, 2012. It contains background information about sea level
rise, methods used to determine vulnerability and a
comprehensive accounting of the extent and impacts that sea
level rise will have on 79 resources in the state. The
information contained within this document and its appendixes
will be used by the Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee
and other stakeholders to guide development of sea level rise
adaptation strategies. What is it? Vulnerability assessments are
conducted as a way to understand the effects of a hazardous
event, whether the event is an attack by a computer hacker, a
tornado or in this case – sea level rise. Vulnerability
assessments identify locations and extent of im