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South Florida’s leaders are planning for rising seas, but it’s a race to hold back the water.

September 28, 2018

In this opinion piece from Broward County’s Resilience Officer andCompact Staff Steering Committee member Jennifer Jurado, she shares her 15+ year experience working on the issue of sea level rise in Southeast Florida and how the Compact accelerated efforts to address climate-related challenges. She acknowledges the need to couple adaptation planning with local and regional investments to make transformative change.

Read the full op-ed here.