The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University

PlaceProjectsPeopleProgramsPartnerships

Dr. Greg Tolley, School Directorgtolley@fgcu.edu

Dr. Michael Savarese, Professormsavares@fgcu.edu

• Mission:• Providing resources and scientific expertise

• Serving as a community liaison for region and beyond

• Objectives:• Drinking Water and Human Well Being

• Healthy Ecosystems

• Water-Related Hazards/Climate Change

• Economic Activities and Development

The Water School

Climate Adaptation & Coastal Resilience

• Current Projects include . . .

• Collier County’s vulnerability & adaptation planning

• Sanibel & Captiva: improving community awareness and vulnerability analysis

• Development of the “Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact”