Defining and Building Capacity for Disaster Mitigation

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WebinarCounties and other local governments are at the frontlines of extreme climate-related events, leading the immediate disaster response and recovery, despite the availability of internal infrastructure and resources.Defining and Building Capacity for Disaster Mitigation
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Defining and Building Capacity for Disaster Mitigation
Counties and other local governments are at the frontlines of extreme climate-related events, leading the immediate disaster response and recovery, despite the availability of internal infrastructure and resources. While disaster resilience is an intergovernmental responsibility, the capacity of local governments to prepare, respond and recover is critical to mitigating the loss and damage caused by disasters.
This National Preparedness Month, please join us for an engaging discussion of the key elements of capacity for disaster resilience. Speakers will highlight how to build and sustain local capacity to secure funds, staffing and partnerships, drawing on findings from an intergovernmental roundtable convened by NACo and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The 2023 Roundtable Report on Building Local Capacity for Disaster Mitigation can be downloaded here.
Counties and other local governments are at the frontlines of extreme climate-related events, leading the immediate disaster response and recovery, despite the availability of internal infrastructure and resources.2023-09-20Webinar2023-09-20
Counties and other local governments are at the frontlines of extreme climate-related events, leading the immediate disaster response and recovery, despite the availability of internal infrastructure and resources. While disaster resilience is an intergovernmental responsibility, the capacity of local governments to prepare, respond and recover is critical to mitigating the loss and damage caused by disasters.
This National Preparedness Month, please join us for an engaging discussion of the key elements of capacity for disaster resilience. Speakers will highlight how to build and sustain local capacity to secure funds, staffing and partnerships, drawing on findings from an intergovernmental roundtable convened by NACo and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The 2023 Roundtable Report on Building Local Capacity for Disaster Mitigation can be downloaded here.




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Webinar
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Resilient Counties Initiative
The NACo Resilient Counties Initiative builds leadership capacity to identify and manage risk, and prepare counties to become more flexible and responsive to system shocks and stresses. It has a holistic approach to resilience, examining social and economic resilience, sustainability and disaster management.pagepagepage<p>Hurricanes, wildfires, economic collapse, and other disasters can be natural or man-made, acute or long-term, foreseeable or unpredictable.
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Reports & Toolkits
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Contact
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Program Associate(202) 942-4259
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Senior Program Manager – Resilient Economies and Communities(202) 942-4283
Upcoming Events
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3Oct2023Webinar
NACo Information Series on Treasury’s ARPA Flexibility Guidance: Relief from Natural Disasters
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