Water and Climate Resilience Metrics
As part of our ongoing resilience initiatives, the District has developed a set of Water and Climate Resilience Metrics to document trends and track shifts in District managed water and climate observed data. These efforts support the assessment of current and future climate conditions, modeling scenario formulation and adaptation planning, operational decisions, and the determination of District resiliency priorities.
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The District's commitment to resilience includes informing stakeholders, the public, and partner agencies to support local resiliency strategies.
Visit the Resilience Metrics Hub to learn more about the data driving the District's resiliency efforts.
Beginning in 2022, Chapter 2B of the South Florida Environmental Report is the home for the latest Water and Climate Resilience Metrics information each year.
- 2022 South Florida Environmental Report, Chapter 2B
- 2023 South Florida Environmental Report, Chapter 2B
- 2024 South Florida Environmental Report, Chapter 2B and Appendix
The District published the Water and Climate Resilience Metrics Final Report, which provides a summary of the initial metrics selection process and preliminary trend analysis, in December 2021.
Previous Presentations and Workshops
Updates on the SFWMD’s Water and Climate Resilience Metrics were presented at the 9th Biennial University of Florida Water Institute Symposium on February 20-21, 2024.
- Status Update on SFWMD's Water and Climate Resilience Metrics (ufl.edu)
- Assessment of Trends in South Florida Sub-Daily Rainfall (ufl.edu)
- Defining Flood Prone Areas and Estimating Flood Extent and Volume (ufl.edu)
- ET Trends & Influencing Factors and Correlations
- The Role of MFLs in Conserving and Protecting Water Resources in Southeast Florida (ufl.edu)
- Characterizing Water Level Trends at South Florida Coastal Structures
The Future Extreme Rainfall Projections Public Workshop was hosted on April 27, 2022.
The second Water and Climate Resilience Metrics Public Workshop was hosted on December 17, 2021.
The first Water and Climate Resilience Metrics Public Workshop was hosted on January 22, 2021.