FEMA Climate Change Planning Guidance for Response and Recovery
CPO entered an informal MOA with FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery to develop national-level guidance to FEMA officials.
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The South-Central CAP/RISA Team Collaboratively Produces Resource Describing the Benefits of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans for Communities
Darrian Bertrand, SCIPP’s Climate Assessment Specialist, collaborated with Kim Jenson at the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to help alleviate misconceptions and promote the implementation of local hazard mitigation plans in Oklahoma.
FEMA Nature-Based Solutions Guide released
AdSci’s Bhaskar Subramanian collaborated with FEMA to create a guide on building community based resilience with nature based solutions.
Ned Gardiner to present at FEMA Region 9’s Local Mitigation Planning Workshop
The CEE Division continues to support FEMA National Exercise Division training requests for every region in the nation. This activity will run through calendar year 2023.
CEE’s Ned Gardiner Presents Steps to Resilience Training for FEMA Region 1
On December 7, Ned Gardiner of the CEE Division will present on climate adaptation and The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit and the Steps to Resilience for FEMA Region 1, helping to bring climate information to communities in need of hazard mitigation assistance, planning support, and to forward deploy resources where they are most needed.
Steps to Resilience for FEMA and Council of State Community Development Agencies
CPO’s Climate Resilience Toolkit team is supporting efforts by FEMA and the Council of State Community Development Agencies to improve national climate resilience.
Wanda I. Crespo Acevedo, Climate Adaptation Program Specialist in support of the NOAA-RISA Program in Puerto Rico, to present to FEMA on Puerto Rico’s Recovery and the Climate Crisis
This August 24th webinar will increase the capacities of the FEMA’s staff to address the challenges associated with the climate crisis as part of the Hurricane’s Irma and María recovery efforts.
CEE’s Ned Gardiner Presents Steps to Resilience Training for FEMA Region 3
On July 27, Gardiner will present on climate adaptation and The Climate Resilience Toolkit Steps to Resilience Framework for FEMA Region 3, helping to bring climate information to communities in need of hazard mitigation assistance and planning support.
CEE’s Ned Gardiner Presents Steps to Resilience Training for FEMA Region 8
On April 8, Gardiner presented on The Climate Resilience Toolkit Steps to Resilience Framework for FEMA Region 8, helping to bring climate information to communities in need of hazard mitigation assistance, planning support, and to forward deploy resources where they are most needed.