Clearwater's Vulnerability Assessment

(This page was updated on April 2, 2024.)

The city of Clearwater is working on a citywide vulnerability assessment to better understand how climate factors, such as flooding and extreme heat, will impact the city in the near and distant future. The city’s consultant and sustainability team presented preliminary results of the assessment at a community meeting March 20, 2024.

About the Assessment

The city's consulting firm created a “digital twin” of Clearwater to test vital community elements – including the natural, built and social environments – against several projected climate impacts, most notably flooding and heat. The consultant worked within a multi-disciplinary technical advisory committee that involved regional partners.

The project will result in a resilience report that will include project findings and serve as the basis to guide capital project investments, assist with the planning of a future Climate Action Plan and identify alternatives that support social justice and cost-beneficial objectives of the city. A final presentation will be given at a date yet to be announced and published on this webpage.

This assessment, which started in October 2022, was funded by the State of Florida’s Resilient Florida Grant Program.

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