Newport Naval Station - MIR
Abstract
The goal of this project is to help Naval Station Newport and three surrounding municipalities foster, protect, and enhance a natural hazard resilient future that considers the symbiotic nature of military operations within a larger coastal community. Through this collaborative project, the team will produce a Military Installation Resilience review (MIR) and implementation action plan. The project will enhance natural hazard readiness and response today, while directly addressing future conditions that can support longer term planning and mitigation. The methodology, initially piloted in a DHS project, will be refined and advanced for this MIR. It includes high-resolution storm modeling, collection and integration of “consequence thresholds” for critical infrastructure, a scenario-based approach to stakeholder engagement, and a framework for capabilities and responsibilities of key stakeholders. The assessment process, co-lead with a technical team from the URI and in collaboration with various entities within the NSN, including faculty from the Naval War College (NWC), will utilize state-of-the-art hydrodynamic models, together with collection and integration of qualitative data, to illuminate threats, impacts, and consequences of storm events and sea level rise to infrastructure in the study area. This will facilitate knowledge exchange between key stakeholders, building the adaptive capacity of NSN and adjacent communities to plan for and respond to the threats of changing conditions. The resulting products will provide a roadmap for enhancing resilience for the benefit of the four key entities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2021
- Source ID
- HQ00052010066
Entities
People
- Sarah Atkins
Organizations
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense