Continue to assess coastal areas for flooding and erosion risks. There are two basic approaches to shoreline management in the face of climate change: managed retreat or protect in place. Determining which option is appropriate will require an understanding of local risk, as well as a site-specific assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of each approach. There are several tools that are already available and others that are in development to help assess coastal flooding and erosion risks. Existing resources include the current FEMA Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for the Reservation, the Lummi Reservation Coastal Protection Guidelines (CGS 2007), the Lummi Nation Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (2010), the Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience Tool, and NOAA’s Digital Coast. Studies that are in progress include the coastal Risk MAP project, which will provide regulatory and non-regulatory products, and other, simultaneous FIS and FIRM updates. Additional research should be encouraged as appropriate.