Georgia Climate Stories Presents, “Drought Resilience on the Flint”

February 19, 2021

“People who know the Flint River well have seen the river change overtime. Since the year 2000, we’ve seen five droughts strike the Flint River Basin… With climate change, we know we will have more droughts in the future, and so all of these actions add up.” -Ben Emanuel, American Rivers

Georgia is projected to experience more frequent and intense droughts as a result of climate change, threatening water supplies for people and ecosystems. The Flint River basin is particularly vulnerable. Learn how stakeholders in Clayton County are responding to this challenge on the Flint River.

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This story was produced by Michael A. Schwarz and made possible by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and the Glenn Family Foundation.

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