Resilient Coast Santa Cruz, an initiative of the City of Santa Cruz, is addressing coastal flooding and erosion at four beaches and four zones along West Cliff Drive. Each area faces unique challenges due to coastal flooding, erosion, and sea level rise. Thus, each area will adapt to climate hazards in unique ways and strategies.

The City of Santa Cruz developed Storymaps to communicate each zone's climate hazards and solutions. This is a great example of how to communicate adaptation issues to the public, using interactive visuals rather than a static document.

Working on a Storymap?

If you're working on a climate resilience Storymap, ICLEI USA's Resilience and Communications teams can provide technical assistance through your membership. TA could include a review your draft, recommendations for equitable and effective communication, and design support. To access this support, reach out to your member advisor.