The government has announced its plan to protect people, homes and nature from climate change along Nova Scotia’s 13,000 kilometres of coastline.

Climate change is causing rising sea levels and stronger storms which can lead to more storm surge flooding and erosion, putting people and properties at risk.

According to a release, the new plan for Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities has 15 actions for property owners, municipalities and the Province.

Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Timothy Halmon also announced Monday a new navigator service to help coastal property owners understand potential risks from climate change and how to mitigate them.

More than $3-million in funding from the climate plan will support some of the actions, including a $1.6-million investment in municipal flood-line maps.

About 13.1 per cent of Nova Scotia’s coastline is protected now from development inside provincial parks, wilderness areas, nature reserves, national parks, national wildlife areas and in land owned and managed by conservation land trusts and Mi’kmaw organizations.

The government has committed to increasing this percentage as part of its goal to protect 20 per cent of the province’s land and water by 2030.