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While the Debate Continues, Sea Levels Keep Rising [CASE STUDY]
Interesting article on how one town (Norfolk, VA) is struggling with rising sea levels and shrinking budgets. If only this were a novel conundrum. . . .
"Front-Line City in Virginia Tackles Rise in, »read more
New Free Webinar on Climate Change Adaptation for Local Governments
Just got this press release announcing that EPA will continue a promising-looking webcast series designed to help local governments adapt to climate change. While the blurb doesn't say the program is specifically targeting coastal communities, it seems likely that much if not all of what they discuss will apply to all of us abutting the ocean.
The next, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, events, hazard identification, infrastructure, planning, training & outreach, weather & climate
New Guidance for Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning
The Florida Department of Community Affairs and Florida Division of Emergency Management yesterday released its long-awaited Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning: A Guide for Florida Communities. [QUICK NOTE: while this is written for Florida, it's likely to be useful for communities anywhere in the US.]
From their announcement:
Over the past four years, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, infrastructure, planning, regulations
Funding for "Climate Change Mitigation" Available
New funding opportunity. From their press release:
EDA Offers Grants through Climate Change Mitigation Fund
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) advances economic growth by assisting communities experiencing chronic high unemployment and low per capita income to create an environment that fosters innovation,, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, emergency services, funding & assistance, infrastructure
FEMA Releases Guidance for 2011 Mitigation Grant Programs
Via the always useful CZMA Climate Change and Coastal Hazards E-News Update newsletter:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) “Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Guidance” (176 pp.) represents the unification of all five of the agency’s hazard mitigation grant programs into one guidance document. These programs, which provide, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, funding & assistance, hazard identification, infrastructure
NOAA Announces New Coastal Resilience Networks Grant Program
From our friends at NOAA:
CRest Grant Program – Coastal Resilience Networks Pacific Islands – Gulf of Mexico – West Coast
Coastal Resilience Networks (CRest) is a new and exciting grant opportunity for the Pacific Islands, Gulf of Mexico, and West Coast regions. The program funds projects that help communities become more resilient to the threats, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, emergency services, funding & assistance, infrastructure, Insurance, training & outreach
Editorial Advises Better Planning and Building, NOT the Ike Dike
A new Houston Chronicle article argues that building the so-called "Ike Dike" will put more, not less people and property at great risk, and that the best way to protect property from hazards is to keep them out of hazardous areas.
In "Forget the Ike Dike, let’s improve building methods" Texas A&M professor John Jacob says that while the current, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, editorial, infrastructure, Insurance, planning, regulations
Texas Town Tightens Development Rules
The City Council of Galveston, Texas recently approved new beach-front construction regulations. The new rules push new development 75 feet back from the north toe of dunes, or 350 feet from the mean high-water line, whichever line is farther landward. They are seen locally as a compromise with some wanting stricter regulations while others did not want, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, infrastructure, planning, regulations, story
County Uses FEMA Funds for Innovative Infrastructure Reconstruction
Good case study from Arkansas on a county using FEMA Public Assistance (PA) 406 Mitigation funds to pay for post-storm recovery using a relatively innovative technique:
When technical advice from a Public Assistance Specialist recommended using a geo-textile to stabilize the embankment and make the road more resilient once repairs were completed, Lafayette, »read moreTags: Building, funding & assistance, infrastructure, story, technology
Region Forms Group & Plan to Address Threats to Critical Infrastructure
Emergency Management has written a case study on one region's efforts to assess and identify its critical infrastructure and how to address the risks posed to it.
Not surprisingly, the article reports that the project was not easy: along with the standard challenges of who should be involved and who should be in charge, they faced other obstacles,, »read moreTags: infrastructure, planning
