In 2011, the County conducted an SLR risk assessment and developed a Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan included a vulnerability assessment; identified major planning issues for the County related to SLR; and recommended future actions to protect resources and minimize impacts.
Since scientists have refined global and regional models for SLR projections, the County obtained National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding in 2022 from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through its Community Resilience Grant Program to update the risk assessment in the 2011 SLR Strategic Plan.
- Storymap that summarizes findings of the study and provides an interactive map of potential future SLR flooding
- SLR Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Update Report
Additional Resources
- The Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
- Anne Arundel County Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Anne Arundel County Nuisance Flooding Plan
- US Navy-Annapolis Military Installation Resilience Review
- MyCoast: website allows people to report local flooding and upload photos
- DNR CoastSmart Resources
- DNR Grants & Loans Center