Stonington | Groton | Ledyard | North Stonington | Eastern and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations
Collaboration & Community at the Forefront
Our climate vulnerability assessment focuses on understanding and addressing key environmental risks in the upper Mystic River Watershed. Working with Fuss & O’Neill, our tribal partners, and our communities, we are identifying critical vulnerabilities and creating solutions that reflect the experiences of those who live here.
Climate Risk
Risk can be defined as the probability of an adverse event occurring and the magnitude of its potential consequences. Risk assessment typically focuses on objective impacts, such as economic losses and infrastructure damage.
Vulnerability
Vulnerability examines how individuals and groups are affected by, and cope with, these impacts. It recognizes that different people and communities have varying capacities to respond and recover, and thus experience different levels of vulnerability.
Key Areas of Focus
Flooding
Flooding from pluvial (stormwater) and fluvial (riverine) sources.
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Flood risk to critical infrastructure and community facilities.
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Tidal flooding using CIRCA sea level rise projections in Old Mystic.
Extreme Heat Impacts
Human and ecological health risks from extreme heat.
Water Quality Threats
Water quality threats from increased runoff, pollution, and warmer temperatures.
Drought Impacts
Drought impacts on groundwater and surface water supplies.
Public Input
Additional risks identified through public engagement.