Rural communities confront a set of challenges in making their communities’ economies more resilient to natural hazard and environmental risks where a “one size fits all” approach to economic development, recovery, and resilience planning simply does not apply. During this session, panelists will discuss ideas, strategies, best practices, and lessons learned from past disasters and […]
Read moreCommunities must anticipate disasters that, despite extensive planning and preparation, exceed the capabilities of its emergency services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the community and its mutual aid partners. With resources that may be quickly exhausted or damage to infrastructure, which limit its ability to mobilize, establishing partnerships with private businesses before a disaster is […]
Read moreModerated by Justin Ehrenwerth In coastal communities, the impact of acute shocks, like hurricanes or earthquakes, are exacerbated by chronic stresses, such as sea-level rise and aging infrastructures. Development and capital improvements in coastal communities rely on strategies that combine world-class science with community-driven planning to deliver solutions that will allow communities to thrive while […]
Read moreLocal governments and resilience practitioners are grappling with how to pay to build resilience in their communities. As no primary funding source has emerged, or appears likely to emerge in the near term, successful projects are applying a process that leverages the benefits created by resilience projects to aggregate multiple funding sources. During this session, […]
Read moreWith the increasing frequency and severity of major weather events, the insurance industry – in concert with government agencies – will play a key role in determining how states should prepare for and respond to disasters. During this panel session, attendees will hear from current and former government officials about the ongoing effort to better […]
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