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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">The "</span><a href="https://www.marincounty.org/depts/cd/divisions/planning/csmart-sea-level-rise/game-of-floods" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">Game of Floods</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">" was developed by the County of Marin (California) as a public education activity on sea level rise adaptation, including traditional flood protection measures, green infrastructure approaches, and policy/zoning changes.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Four to six participants are tasked with developing a vision for ‘Marin Island 2050,’ a hypothetical landscape that highlights the conditions that will be experienced in Marin in coming years with sea level rise and increased storm impacts causing the loss or deterioration of homes, community facilities, roads, agricultural land, beaches, wetlands, lagoons, and other resources.</span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font>Wetland and shoreline restoration is among the adaptation tools. </div><div><br></div><div>The game was recently recognized by the <a href="https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/08/new-board-game-challenges-players-to-confront-rising-sea-levels/">Yale Climate Connections</a> and has received several awards. Marin County has included this activity in public workshops and provides the materials online or by email for anyone wishing to host their own adaptation planning party!</div><div><br></div><div>Read more at: <a href="https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/08/new-board-game-challenges-players-to-confront-rising-sea-levels/">Game of Floods webpage</a> </div><div><a href="https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/08/new-board-game-challenges-players-to-confront-rising-sea-levels/">https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/08/new-board-game-challenges-players-to-confront-rising-sea-levels/</a>
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