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terms of employment loss and a decrease in economic activity. This
industry basically shut down as in person interactions were limited or
outright banned. Some of the region’s workers were able to transition
smoothly to remote work without disruptions to their employment, but
others could not.
The South Florida Regional Planning Council received funding from
the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in August 2020
to support economic resilience efforts across the region directly related
to COVID-19. With this funding SFRPC focused staff resources toward
COVID-19 response, recovery, and long-term planning. The final
Economic Resilience Plan was a coordinated effort to develop a
strategic plan aligned with the CEDS for South Florida to address
recovery from the economic shock of COVID-19, future pandemics,
and similar economic shocks.
The stakeholders identified the highest priority issues in each of the
four Focus Areas, set goals and objectives, and listed priority projects
to address needs, goals, and objectives. Please refer to Appendix 1 for
stakeholder recommended projects, project outcomes, possible action
partners, successful outcomes. To build a regional capacity for
economic resilience, a network of partner organizations and
individuals must anticipate risk, evaluate how that risk can impact
critical economic assets, and build a responsive capacity.
Anticipated Outcomes of Proposed Projects (Appendix 1)
1. Create a fully staffed and operational training facility which can
serve as an Emergency or Security Operations Center
responding to disasters (pre, during, post) and improve
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training and communication channels for government and
other local agencies.
2. Provide innovative solutions and digital technologies that will
help resource constrained governments and regulators address
capacity challenges and improve regulatory capacity, service
delivery, and crisis management.
3. Augment and enhance support services in the areas of job
training, childcare, success coaching, education, social services,
and assist with work-related needs to transition low income,
structurally unemployed individuals to living wage jobs and
career pathways.
4. Advance equity by assisting resident entrepreneurs from lowwealth communities in launching sustainable businesses that
will generate and build generational and community-based
wealth.
5. Develop much-needed talent skills pipelines that will advance
the design and implementation of new programs including
degrees and certifications to attract new talent, and train and
retain local talent.
6. Create new technologies, recruit new companies, and generate
scaling of early stage and young startup companies that will
bring job creation.
7. Provide multimodal connectivity and create an interconnected
system of transit and transportation opportunities that are
easily accessible to all residents.
8. Secure regional grant funding which can be used for program
development (degrees, certifications, short courses, seminars,
workshops, event), Research & Development, “Train the
Trainer” programs, the creation of new technologies etc.
through enhanced regional collaboration and diverse
partnerships.
9. Fuel innovation and entrepreneurship in coral restoration
technology.
a. Incubation of novel coral restoration technology,
bringing together the technology and coral restoration
sectors.
b. Accelerator to commercialize technologies for use in
public and private coral restoration industries within
and beyond Florida.
10. Planning for next steps in further developing a technologydriven ‘coral restoration economy’ for South Florida.
11. Create opportunities for job creation in both tech and
environmental restoration and increase investment
opportunities in the field
South Florida’s high concentration of businesses and workforce in the
Hospitality & Leisure sector makes our economy exceptionally
vulnerable to high impact events that adversely affect tourism such the
pandemic, natural disasters, inflation, etc. In building South Florida’s
economic resilience, it is critical that economic development
organizations and regional stakeholders continue efforts to reduce
overreliance on the Hospitality & Leisure sector through education,
training, and attracting a skilled workforce into higher paying
industries. Creation of a connected, vibrant region that is supported
by robust infrastructure and multimodal mobility network is needed
as well. Communication and collaboration are keys to success.
Government agencies and other regional stakeholders need to establish
a process for regular communication, monitoring, and updating of
business community needs and issues.
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Climate Change / Sea Level Rise and Natural Disasters
South Florida’s economic resilience is dependent, in significant
measure, on the region’s ability to mitigate and adapt to sea level rise
and climate change while continuing to grow the regional economy.
The region’s leading business leaders and chambers of commerce,
organized as the South Florida Business Council, are working closely
with each other and elected leaders, the Southeast Florida Regional
Climate Change Compact, and SFRPC to develop strategies to
strengthen regional economic resilience.
the short term, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change
Compact in its 2019 Unified Sea Level Rise Projection – Southeast Florida11
estimates that sea level rise will be 10 to 17 inches by 2040 and 21 to 54
inches by 2070 (above the 2000 mean sea level in Key West, Florida). In
the long term, sea-level rise is projected to be 40 to 136 inches by 2120.
The adjacent chart presents estimates from the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Oceanic and

terms of employment loss and a decrease in economic activity. This

industry basically shut down as in person interactions were limited or

outright banned. Some of the region’s workers were able to transition

smoothly to remote work without disruptions to their employment, but

others could not.

The South Florida Regional Planning Council received funding from

the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in August 2020

to support economic resilience efforts across the region directly related

to COVID-19. With this funding SFRPC focused staff resources toward

COVID-19 response, recovery, and long-term planning. The final

Economic Resilience Plan was a coordinated effort to develop a

strategic plan aligned with the CEDS for South Florida to address

recovery from the economic shock of COVID-19, future pandemics,

and similar economic shocks.

The stakeholders identified the highest priority issues in each of the

four Focus Areas, set goals and objectives, and listed priority projects

to address needs, goals, and objectives. Please refer to Appendix 1 for

stakeholder recommended projects, project outcomes, possible action

partners, successful outcomes. To build a regional capacity for

economic resilience, a network of partner organizations and

individuals must anticipate risk, evaluate how that risk can impact

critical economic assets, and build a responsive capacity.

Anticipated Outcomes of Proposed Projects (Appendix 1)

1. Create a fully staffed and operational training facility which can

serve as an Emergency or Security Operations Center

responding to disasters (pre, during, post) and improve

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training and communication channels for government and

other local agencies.

2. Provide innovative solutions and digital technologies that will

help resource constrained governments and regulators address

capacity challenges and improve regulatory capacity, service

delivery, and crisis management.

3. Augment and enhance support services in the areas of job

training, childcare, success coaching, education, social services,

and assist with work-related needs to transition low income,

structurally unemployed individuals to living wage jobs and

career pathways.

4. Advance equity by assisting resident entrepreneurs from lowwealth communities in launching sustainable businesses that

will generate and build generational and community-based

wealth.

5. Develop much-needed talent skills pipelines that will advance

the design and implementation of new programs including

degrees and certifications to attract new talent, and train and

retain local talent.

6. Create new technologies, recruit new companies, and generate

scaling of early stage and young startup companies that will

bring job creation.

7. Provide multimodal connectivity and create an interconnected

system of transit and transportation opportunities that are

easily accessible to all residents.

8. Secure regional grant funding which can be used for program

development (degrees, certifications, short courses, seminars,

workshops, event), Research & Development, “Train the

Trainer” programs, the creation of new technologies etc.

through enhanced regional collaboration and diverse

partnerships.

9. Fuel innovation and entrepreneurship in coral restoration

technology.

a. Incubation of novel coral restoration technology,

bringing together the technology and coral restoration

sectors.

b. Accelerator to commercialize technologies for use in

public and private coral restoration industries within

and beyond Florida.

10. Planning for next steps in further developing a technologydriven ‘coral restoration economy’ for South Florida.

11. Create opportunities for job creation in both tech and

environmental restoration and increase investment

opportunities in the field

South Florida’s high concentration of businesses and workforce in the

Hospitality & Leisure sector makes our economy exceptionally

vulnerable to high impact events that adversely affect tourism such the

pandemic, natural disasters, inflation, etc. In building South Florida’s

economic resilience, it is critical that economic development

organizations and regional stakeholders continue efforts to reduce

overreliance on the Hospitality & Leisure sector through education,

training, and attracting a skilled workforce into higher paying

industries. Creation of a connected, vibrant region that is supported

by robust infrastructure and multimodal mobility network is needed

as well. Communication and collaboration are keys to success.

Government agencies and other regional stakeholders need to establish

a process for regular communication, monitoring, and updating of

business community needs and issues.

27 | Page

Climate Change / Sea Level Rise and Natural Disasters

South Florida’s economic resilience is dependent, in significant

measure, on the region’s ability to mitigate and adapt to sea level rise

and climate change while continuing to grow the regional economy.

The region’s leading business leaders and chambers of commerce,

organized as the South Florida Business Council, are working closely

with each other and elected leaders, the Southeast Florida Regional

Climate Change Compact, and SFRPC to develop strategies to

strengthen regional economic resilience.

the short term, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change

Compact in its 2019 Unified Sea Level Rise Projection – Southeast Florida11

estimates that sea level rise will be 10 to 17 inches by 2040 and 21 to 54

inches by 2070 (above the 2000 mean sea level in Key West, Florida). In

the long term, sea-level rise is projected to be 40 to 136 inches by 2120.

The adjacent chart presents estimates from the Intergovernmental

Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Oceanic and