Welcome to Resilient First Coast

What Does Resilience Mean?

Resilience is the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of acute shocks and chronic stresses brought about by climate change and related threats.

These threats include:

  1. Sea level rise
  2. Increased storm frequency
  3. Flooding
  4. Extreme heat
  5. Other natural hazards

These can impact natural systems, the built environment, health and wellness, and economic factors. Adaptations may include both nature-based and hardened infrastructure, safer housing, workforce training, and much more.

What is Resilient First Coast?

Resilient Fist Coast (RFC) is the regional resiliency collaborative for Northeast Florida, which includes Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties.

It is a formal partnership to work together to improve the resilience of the region. It is comprised of local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, academia, and federal/ state agencies. A network of resiliency collaboratives exists in Florida and throughout the nation.

Why is a Regional Resiliency Collaborative Needed?

The collaborative provides a method to increase capacity and share resource among participants to:

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Improve Outcomes

Share Best Practices

Maximize the Vaule of Ongoing Work

Provide a Cohesive & Unified Voice

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Assemble Regional Grant Applications

Leadership Team

 

Roxanne Horvath

Roxanne Horvath

Chair

Jessica Beach

Jessica Beach

Co-Chair

Fara llami

Fara llami

Coordinator

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