In 2023, California passed SB272, a law that requires all shoreline communities to create adaptation plans to tackle sea level rise by 2034. The Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s (BCDC) Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) sets the standards these plans must meet for approval. These guidelines were finalized in December 2024.
Through 2023 and 2024, the Bay Alive Campaign has been working tirelessly to further a RSAP that utilizes nature’s resilience tools to their fullest capacity, empowers vulnerable communities, and maintains a regional scope, as what happens on one shoreline will be felt by the whole Bay. Watch the recorded webinar series below to learn more about the RSAP, natural and nature-based solutions, and the guidelines and standards required for shoreline community sea level rise plans.
The adopted RSAP includes robust standards and guidance that support our principle goals, but how each jurisdiction interprets and implements those requirements will vary. It's up to the grassroots, people like you, to hold local officials accountable for realizing the promise. Learn more, and join our Bay Alive Campaign Watchdog Network.
Shape the Bay's Future Now!
A Two-Part Series on the Lead Up to the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Approval
Watch this short educational webinar from September 2024 anticipating the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s public release of their now approved Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). The RSAP provides guidelines that will shape the future of our region-wide response to sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay. Learn what's included in the RSAP and its importance.
It's Time to Speak Up!
Part Two: the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Draft
Watch this short educational webinar from October 2024 held after the release of the final RSAP draft and learn what’s in the draft, how it can better prioritize nature-based solutions for community resilience, and how to deliver an impactful public comment to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).
Now that the Bay Area has approved region-wide guidelines for shoreline community sea level rise plans, it's up to all of us, at the grassroots, to help make sure that all of the local plans are the strongest they can be and developed as quickly as possible. Join our Bay Alive Campaign Watchdog Network!
Watch our sea level rise videos to learn the threats that come with sea level rise, what's at risk, and solutions we can use to adapt and protect the Bay.