MissDelta Initiative

The Mississippi Birdsfoot Delta is the most threatened coastal region in the Gulf of Mexico, and it is among the most at-risk regions globally. The Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative (MissDelta) was developed by the Gulf Research Program of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to address the following issues and chart a future course for the Mississippi delta region.

• Future Projection Development

• Management Evaluation

• Socioeconomic Resilience

• Workforce Diversity