Miami Shores Village is a small municipality in Miami-Dade County, nestled just north of Miami on Biscayne Bay, with a population of approximately 10,500. Because of its low elevation, Miami Shores is particularly susceptible to the dangers of sea level rise.
In order to adapt to the changes that sea level rise will bring to this populated, ecologically important area, the Miami-Dade Office of Sustainability worked with the NOAA Office for Coastal Management to host a workshop at which county department representatives learned how sea level rise could affect the county and generated ideas for how to adapt to these changes.
In addition to keeping residents informed about flood risks, Miami Shores Village benefits from the county’s efforts in combating the ever-increasing impacts of sea level rise. Miami-Dade County is part of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and is addressing climate change and sea level rise through a multi-faceted approach of mitigation and adaptation, as well as through its participation in the 100 Resilient Cities network.
