SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

EVERYBODY WINS WHEN FLORIDA’S 

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS PROTECTED

Monroe County, which has a Resilience Officer, commissioned a roadway vulnerability assessment for the 311 miles of county-maintained roadways.

They addressed ways to protect property in the face of rising water during king tides and other sea-level-rise events.

The estimated cost to elevate roads and add a stormwater system is upwards of $4 billion.

But the Keys do not have a large tax base.

While leaders lobby for state and federal dollars, they understand the concept Adam Smith shared at one of NAR’s Sustainability Summits.

“We can’t afford not to champion sustainability.

Adaptation can cost billions, but doing nothing comes at a much more staggering cost,” said Smith, a leading climate expert at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information