Acknowledgements: This report is funded in part, through agreement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, by a grant provided by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource management under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA10NOS4190178.

Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Adaptation Planning Basics -- History of Adaptation Planning in Florida and Enabling Legislation -- Benefits of Adaptation Planning -- 1. Context -- Assemble a Steering Committee -- Set Guiding Principles and Motivations -- Describe the Geographic Context -- Identify Opportunities for Community Participation -- Stakeholder Identification -- Public Outreach Approach -- Data Sources, Tools, and Resources -- Best Practices in Stakeholder Involvement -- 2. Vulnerability Assessment -- Conduct an Exposure Analysis -- Conduct a Sensitivity Analysis -- Assign Focus Areas -- Data Sources, Tools, and Resources - Best Practices and Funding Opportunities -- Public Outreach Approach, Communicating Risk, and Opportunities for Community Participation -- 3. Adaptation Strategies -- Assess Adaptive Capacities -- Prioritize Adaptation Needs -- Identify Adaptation Strategies -- Integrate into Existing Plans -- Data Sources, Tools, and Resources -- Best Practices and Funding Opportunities -- Public Outreach Approach and Opportunities for Community Participation -- 4. Implementation Strategies -- Survey of Funding Opportunities -- Prioritize Strategies -- Create a Schedule of Activities, Actions, and Actors -- Monitor and Evaluate -- Best Practices and Funding Opportunities -- Public Outreach Approach and Opportunities for Community Participation -- 5. Summary -- 6. Appendices

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