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Wed, 2018-06-27 23:41 — jperodin
This working group is focused on discussions about disaster resilience.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about disaster resilience.

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Sea Level Rise Up: Realities & Opportunities - Keynote: Tampa Bay’s Blue-Green Economy in Times of Sea Level Rise

Sat, 2019-05-04 23:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Dr. Michael D. McDonald, Coordinator, Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance - St. Petersburg College - Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions

Though the Tampa Bay area is ranked as the nation’s second-highest at-risk metropolitan area from climate change effects, it can thrive during the decades of rapid changes ahead by becoming a leader of the rapidly emerging Blue-Green economy. Tampa Bay has a set of extraordinary opportunities in the management of health, human security, and prosperity not only for its 3.5 million residents, but also as a model for how urban areas can face the challenges of sea level rise and broader climate change. The speaker will discuss how the region’s already well-established record for sound policy, adaptive markets, climate-smart infrastructure, compassion and social equity represents a foundation for transformation into a formidable force for resilience. He will explain how the diversion of trillions of dollars from petroleum-dependent industries into transformative climate resilience initiatives represents a new world of opportunities to forge a bright climate-resilient future for the region.

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US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Adaptation
Climate
Resilience
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions
Problem
Situation Report

In trial run for hurricane season, South Miami’s solar-powered mayor went off the grid

Mon, 2019-04-15 20:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Solar panels on the roof of South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard’s energy-efficient home in South Miami on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Stoddard went off the grid for seven days to test the house’s readiness for hurricane season and used only solar panels and two Tesla wall batteries to power his home. Daniel A. Varela ***@***.***

miamiherald.com - by Linda Robertson - April 15, 2019

Hurricane season is coming and Philip Stoddard is ready . . .

. . . Stoddard, a champion of solar energy and green living, took his family on a trial run in preparation for the next Irma or Andrew . . .

. . . He turned off the main power switch located in a panel on the side of his house . . . For the next seven days, he and his family were able to operate the central air-conditioning unit during an unseasonably hot March week, all appliances, computers, lights, TV, solar water heater with an electric on-demand booster, and backyard pond pump, and charge the car without once running out of juice.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Adaptation
Climate
Energy
Grid
Renewables
Resilience
Solar
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions

Central Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative Phase 1 Stage 3 Discussion

Tue, 2019-04-09 08:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

April 12, 2019

Central Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative participants discuss the work that was done in Phase 1 Stage 1 and Phase 1 Stage 2, following which they discuss future Central Florida DRI plans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bob0-162Ydc

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US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Communication
Community
Disaster Risk Reduction
Resilience
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions
Situation Report

UU Justice Florida Action Network - Tallahassee Press Event - Florida State Capitol Building

Thu, 2019-03-28 19:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Facebook - UU Justice Florida Action Network - March 12, 2019

Recorded video from our Capitol Press Conference #UUJFLobbyDays

FDRI Community Captain Crystal Johnson: Need More Emergency Shelters and Climate Resilient Affordable Housing

Thu, 2019-03-28 18:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

https://player.vimeo.com/video/323615066

Houses intact after Hurricane Michael were often saved by low-cost reinforcements

Mon, 2018-12-17 13:35 — jperodin

Five Habitat For Humanity houses, center, stood firm during Hurricane Michael even as an adjacent trailer park saw heavy damage. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Housing / Shelter
Resilience
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem

National Hurricane Center - Tropical Cyclone Status Updates

Mon, 2018-09-03 17:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Country / Region Tags: 
US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Resilience Hubs White Paper - Shifting Power to Communities and Increasing Community Capacity

Tue, 2018-08-28 18:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - Resilience Hubs White Paper - Shifting Power to Communities and Increasing Community Capacity (10 page .PDF document)

usdn.org

Summary

Resilience Hubs are community-serving facilities augmented to:

1.  support residents and

2.  coordinate resource distribution and services before, during, or after a natural hazard event.

They leverage established, trusted, and community-managed facilities that are used year-round as neighborhood centers for community-building activities. Designed well, Resilience Hubs can equitably enhance community resilience while reducing GHG emissions and improving local quality of life. They are a smart local investment with the potential to reduce burden on local emergency response teams, improve access to health improvement initiatives, foster greater community cohesion, and increase the effectiveness of community-centered institutions and programs.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Community
Emergency Management
Resilience
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions
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