CAP Team (s):
C3HE (Carolinas Collaborative on Climate Health and Equity)
Years Active (s):
2022 –
2024
Principal Investigator (s):
Natasha Malmin
Co-Investigator (s):
Natasha Malmin, Taylor Le Moal
Project Supporters:
Not Available
State/Locations:
South Carolina
Research Partners:
Not Available
End User / Practitioner Partners:
K-12 schools, county emergency management, state legislators
Deliverables:
policy toolkits; research publications
Adaptation:
Advance understanding, Support knowledge exchange, Inform plans & policies
Categories:
Disaster, frontline communities, Policy Toolkits, Recovery
Geographic Scope:
11- county region within South Carolina most impacted by repeat flooding and hurricanes. (?Berkeley, Charleston, Darlington, Dillion, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg)
Geographic Communities Benefited:
11- county region within South Carolina most impacted by repeat flooding and hurricanes. (?Berkeley, Charleston, Darlington, Dillion, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg)
Non-Geographic Underserved Communities Benefited:
k-12 academic institutions
This project aims to identify the impact of recurrent disasters on K- 12 academic infrastructures in frontline communities;
understand the role of existing policies in mitigating such impacts and shortening recovery timelines; and develop policy toolkits which facilitate rapid assessment and assistance after disasters.