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Dead Zone in Focus: Leaders to Strategize for a Healthy Gulf
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New Orleans, LA-For the first time, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) and Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (Hypoxia Task Force) will be meeting in conjunction on August 2-4, 2011, at the Westin Canal Place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Leaders from the five Gulf States, Mexico, up-watershed partners, Federal and State agencies, and coastal organizations will be present to discuss current and upcoming strategies for a resilient future for the Gulf of Mexico. A strong emphasis will be on hypoxia or “Dead Zone” issues and Gulf restoration.
The public is welcome at several public break-out sessions including: restoration in the Gulf; accelerating progress on common Gulf issues; developing a Gulf of Mexico Report Card; Gulf oil pollution research; Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning; healthy ecosystem value to the economy; and, international partnerships to protect the Gulf.
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Gulf Of Mexico Alliance Holds Community Resilience Meetings
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Written by Bridget Washburn
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~Community meetings promote resilient coastal communities~
A desire to improve coastal community resilience – a community’s capacity to withstand and recover from coastal hazards, like hurricanes – drew over 30 community members and decision makers to meetings sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance in cooperation with the Town of Fort Myers Beach, the City of Marco Island, the City of Sarasota, Cedar Key and Steinhatchee, Florida.
Recent community resilience meetings in Florida brought local leaders together to complete the Resilience Index, an assessment tool that helps communities identify their strengths and weaknesses to coastal hazards. Addressing critical facilities and infrastructure, transportation issues, community plans and agreements, mitigation measures, business and evacuation plans, the Resilience Index gives community leaders an opportunity to proactively respond to local resilience issues and therefore minimize unnecessary damage during the next hazardous event.
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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