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APPLYING SCIENCE TO HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE The Water Institute is an independent nonprofit applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex environmental and societal challenges. We believe in and strive for more resilient and equitable communities sustainable environments and thriving economies. INTEGRATED SCIENCE FOR DECISION SUPPORT Coastal regions are confronting complex diverse and interconnected challenges including the impacts of sealevel rise land loss subsidence environmental degradation and increases in storm frequency and intensity. Communities businesses ecosystems and essential infrastructure in these regions are facing substantial and growing hazards and risks.