StormSmart Connect

This from Ros (@rosalynkilcollins)

NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management has released “Protecting the Public Interest through the National Coastal Zone Management Program: How Coastal States and Territories Use No-Build Areas along Ocean and Great Lake Shorefronts.” A copy is attached and can be accessed online at…[Read more]

Here’s the webinar info I referenced on our conference call today:

Building a Resilient Coast is Vitally Important Even in Today’s Climate

Monday, May 14th, 2012
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Central Time

Guest Speaker: Jeff Williams, Director of Climate Consulting, Entergy Corporation
Jeff Williams is the Director of Climate Consulting for Entergy…[Read more]

Hi all, the latest issue of the CZMA Climate Change and Coastal Hazards E-News Update (#26) is now available at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/news/climatenewsletter.html. If you’re interested in subscribing, please let me know: christa.rabenold@noaa.gov.

Regards,
Christa

Hi Resilience Team–

Those of you who attended our last meeting in Biloxi may remember me talking about a new storm damage reporting tool I was eager to bring down to the Gulf called StormReporter. I said I’d get a demo up and working so people could test it and see how it works. I’m happy to report that that demo is now available.

To play…[Read more]

Here’s FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate’s thoughts on how green building ties into community resilience.

The FY 2012 Coastal Resilience Networks federal funding
opportunity announcement was posted on Grants.gov last night.

The announcement is accessible on Grants.gov through a basic
search under:
a) the Coastal Services Center’s CFDA number, 11.473
or
b) Funding Opportunity Number NOAA-NOS-CSC-2012-2003316

You can access it at the following…[Read more]

Hi all, the latest issue of the CZMA Climate Change and Coastal Hazards E-News Update (#25) is now available at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/news/climatenewsletter.html. If you’re interested in subscribing, please let me know: christa.rabenold@noaa.gov.

Regards,
Christa

Report documenting latest efforts by federal agencies to “mainstream” the consideration of climate change adaptation across their operations, programs, and policies was issued Feb. 28th by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. The report, Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing, is organized by each major department…[Read more]

March 2, 2012 . . . Members of the reinsurance industry urged Congress to prepare the country for rising weather perils from climate change. Here’s link to the article http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2012/03/02/4

For you iPhone/iPad users, FEMA’s new ap is out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fema/id474807486?mt=8 (the reviews from users at this link are interesting too….)

The FEMA App contains preparedness information for different types of disasters, an interactive checklist for emergency kits, a section to plan emergency meeting locations,…[Read more]

National Disaster Recovery Framework Stakeholder Engagement

Please join us in a presentation and discussion of FEMA’s National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) and how it can be used in your community. NDRF was developed with input from government, private sector, academic, nonprofit, voluntary and emergency management organizations. It…[Read more]

Hi all, the latest issue of the CZMA Climate Change and Coastal Hazards E-News Update (#23) is now available at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/news/climatenewsletter.html. If you’re interested in subscribing, please let me know: christa.rabenold@noaa.gov.

Regards,
Christa

Please join us for our next Gulf of Mexico Climate Community of Practice Webinar!

Climate Change: Impact on Bangladesh and Climate Justice
Wednesday, November 30th at 2 p.m. central time
Guest Speaker: Taibur Rahman

Taibur is a Community Solutions Program Fellow from the Ministry of Planning in Bangladesh. He’s spent the last few months in…[Read more]