Ocracoke, NC

CAP Team (s):

C3HE (Carolinas Collaborative on Climate Health and Equity)

Years Active (s):

2022 –

2032

Principal Investigator (s):

Caela O’Connell

Co-Investigator (s):

Caela O’Connell, Bevin Hardy, Max Lewin, Margot Midkiff, Annika Huggoson

Project Supporters:

Not Available

Project Contact:

krosenb@ncsu.edu

State/Locations:

North Carolina

Research Partners:

To be determined

End User / Practitioner Partners:

Coastal communities

Deliverables:

to be determined

Adaptation:

Advance understanding, Strengthen relationships & networks, Support knowledge exchange, Evaluate / assess / learn from stakeholder efforts

Categories:

climate adaptation, coastal resilience, island adaptation

Geographic Scope:

Ocracoke, NC

Geographic Communities Benefited:

Ocracoke, NC

Non-Geographic Underserved Communities Benefited:

Ocracoke residents (both white and Spanish -speaking immigrant community, National Park Service employees and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Hyde County residents

The intention is to study and work with the Ocracoke community over the next decade in order to assess climate adaptation issues as perceived by community stakeholders and identified through coastal data. This project will explore cultural processes, risk perception, needs, and action among year-round (as opposed to seasonal occupants) of the Ocracoke community. This work will include examining compound disasters, cultural and environmental elements that define coastal resilience, and interdependencies between the island and mainland. Ultimately, data collected can be used to inform future community decisions, housing construction, health needs and staffing, school planning and a climate adaptation plan for Ocracoke residents.