HDOT Climate Resilience Action Plan | May 2021

» Engineering and Design, Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction Studies . Manual No. 1110-2- 1619. August 1, 1996. Accessed July 27, 2020 from: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-2-1619.pdf Describes and provides procedures for risk and uncertainty for USACE flood damage reduction studies. Estimation of expected benefits of proposed flood damage reduction plans using risk and uncertainty analysis. Includes quantitative and qualitative methods of representing the likelihood and consequences of exceedance of the capacity of selected measures. B.4.4 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION » US Climate Resilience Toolkit . Provides compiled resources, including data sources, resource agency contacts, tools and case studies to enable effective climate resilience efforts for agencies nationally. Information for Hawaii can be found in the section on the Pacific Region. B.4.5 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY » Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC). Accessed August 24, 2020 from: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities This program “supports states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards.” It provides grant funding prior to disasters to undertake efforts to reduce the risks associated with disasters by encouraging innovative mitigation strategies and partnerships among agencies and groups involved with planning for and responding to disasters. The program website links to a useful Hazard Mitigation Portfolio that presents examples of different strategies used by states and communities for a wide range of hazards (see https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/fema_mitigation-action-portfolio-support-document_08- 01-2020_0.pdf). » Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: A Guide for Local Communities. 2020. Accessed August 24, 2020 from: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/fema_riskmap_nature- based-solutions-guide_2020.pdf This guide is an excellent resource for understanding the need for and the characteristics of nature-based solutions relating to community resilience. Importantly, the guide presents information on how to make the business case for resilience-related investments and focuses on the upfront planning and policy elements of an overall resilience strategy. B.5 APPENDIX B REFERENCES Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System. 2020. Hawaii Sea Level Rise Viewer. Accessed April 1, 2020 from: https://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/shoreline/slr-hawaii/.

HAWAI‘ I HIGHWAYS | CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTION PLAN ( B-13 )

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