Meet our Co-Chairs
Commissioner Furr
Commissioner Furr
Commissioner Furr
Broward County Commission
Jennifer Jurado
Commissioner Furr
Commissioner Furr
Chief Resilience Officer, Deputy Department Director, Broward County Government
Dan Lindblade
Commissioner Furr
Dan Lindblade
President & CEO, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Enviromental Resiliency - Goals & Strategies
- Increase long-term sustainability of water supply (land)
- Preserve/protect recreational waters.
- Streamline water supply governance in Broward county (source and distribution
- Promote infrastructure adaptation to accommodate sea-level rise.
- Increase public and private investment in innovation and efficiency of energy resources throughout Broward county.
- Achieve energy conservation and transition to low carbon energy sources.
- Attract and expand alternative and renewable energy industries.
The Unified Sea Level Rise Projection for Southeast Florida
The Unified Sea Level Rise Projection for Southeast Florida was updated in October 2015 and has been adopted by Broward County and several Broward municipalities and is under consideration by others. Consideration of this projection is required for all county capital projects and regional training on how to use this projection will be offered later this year.
In the News
SunSentinel: Southeast Florida’s flood-control system is close to collapse | Opinion
By: Beam Furr, Jennifer Jurado and Dan Lindblade
100-year community flood map
The County is planning to update the 100-year community flood map to integrate sea level rise to update standards for infrastructure planning and design. The City of Hollywood partnered with the County and the Compact in the 2nd Annual Resilient Redesign planning symposium in 2016.