Shore Up Marin
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Shore Up Marin Employees
Shore Up Marin Details
Shore Up Marin is a multi-racial environmental coalition advocating for equitable inclusion of low-income communities in planning and community preparedness.Our main focus areas are: Emergency Preparedness; Flooding and Hazard Mitigation; Sea Level Rise and Climate Adaptation; Water, Air and Soil Quality; and Social Equity. The key goals of our organization are:To educate the public, especially those on the shoreline, about flooding and sea level rise and the real and pressing issue it represents for our community. To educate and learn from the community about current flooding, sea level rise and climate change impacts and future concerns including vulnerable areas, vulnerable populations, emergency planning, etc.To support the leadership of diverse community members in emergency preparedness and response. To foster alliances between diverse stakeholders to develop a stronger constituency to support preparedness and adaptation efforts as well as carbon reductions.To make the case that inequitable solutions put the whole community at risk and assure that solutions implemented are equitable and support all Marin stakeholders.To generate and explore new ideas and approaches to these issues, especially new collaborations and joint efforts.To bring together the nonprofit, business, government and other sectors as well as diverse community members to navigate needs and restrictions and leverage resources and local assets. We are members of the Resilient Communiities Initiative.Shore Up Marin Co-Directors are Douglas Mundo, Terrie Green and Hannah Doress
