Hazard Mitigation Collaboration with Researchers and Practitioners
Hazard Mitigation Collaboration with Researchers and Practitioners
Mon, Oct 24, 2022 3:00 PM EDT (-04:00)
Free
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FEMA Region 5: Using Nature-Based Strategies with Hazard Mitigation Grants
Take an hour to learn how to mitigate flood risk in your community with nature-based solutions and FEMA Hazard Mitigation grants.
When and where
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
Strategic Partnerships for More Resilient Communities:
Building Resilience through Nature-Based Strategies and FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance and The Nature Conservancy will bring you some ideas of how to build a grant application in the Nature Based Solutions (NBS)-Green Infrastructure arena. Billions of dollars have become available to mitigate the changing risks associated with climate change, and NBS may be a solution your community can use. It is the intent of FEMA Region 5 to share ideas and back them up later with workshops, and trainings to help communities become more resilient to the damages and hardship of disasters.
This is an exciting time for hazard mitigation and a great opportunity for communities to prepare for increasing heat, extreme rainfall with flooding and wildfires. Mitigating infrastructure, buildings, and natural areas will be key to adapting to the climate changes of the future, and FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs may be a resource to accomplish that.
Come with questions for discussion. Be sure to mark you interest in receiving information about future trainings and educational opportunities offered by FEMA. Vist www.fema.gov/BRIC for more information.
Raj Shukla, Director, Freshwater Policy, The Nature Conservancy, Midwest Division
Sarah Murdock, Director, US Climate Resilience and Water Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Michael Sawyer, Hazard Mitigation Grant Specialist, FEMA Region 5 Office
Mallory Traver, Hazard Mitigation Grant Specialist, FEMA Region 5 Office
Chris Levitz, Coastal Engineering and Resiliency Manager, AECOM, and Project Manager for "Promoting Nature-Based Hazard Mitigation through FEMA Mitigation"
Doug Bellomo, P.E., Vice President, AECOM's water business line focusing in the area of flood risk management and resilience
