Université de Moncton

Purpose

Atlantic Canada’s coastal zone is expected to experience escalating flood risk over the 21st century due to relative sea level (rsl) rise, and potentially more frequent and/or severe storm surges. Low-lying communities of the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick, are particularly vulnerable to flood hazards and are the focus of ongoing research activities including the recent Coastal Flood Mitigation Canada project. While these communities are developing adaptation plans, there is a lack of information on historical flood events, which could be used to characterize historical flood hazards and validate predictive models that will deliver much-needed information on areas at risk, including realistic flood hazard maps for future storm surge and rsl scenarios. The Project will address these gaps and demonstrate novel data acquisition techniques, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and community-focused science, for improved coastal risk assessment and adaptation planning.