This webinar highlighted data and tools to better understand and characterize climate and flooding threats as well as accounting for vulnerable and underserved communities. It also explored funding opportunities to support these topics.

Speakers:

08:12 - Dr. Ned Gardiner serves as program manager for NOAA’s Climate Smart Communities Initiative and co-manages the Climate Ready Workforce within NOAA's Climate Program Office. Dr. Gardiner showcased the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, which offers a framework to help communities consider and address their climate hazards.

27:05 - The US Census Bureaus' Dr. Benjamin Gurrentz presented the Community Resilience and Equity Profiles tool, which aims to broaden understanding of equity in communities across the country.

43:39 - Terrell Tiendrebeogo, Environmental Engineer for EPA's Source Water Protection program, highlighted the Funding Integration Tool for Source Water (FITS). FITS is a one-stop-shop tool that explains how users can integrate various federal funding sources to support activities that protect sources of drinking water.

This webinar will be helpful to policymakers, government agencies, community Green Teams, HOAs, and anyone interested in creating a more resilient community.

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) works to protect and enhance the waters and related resources of the Potomac River basin through science, regional cooperation, and education. As part of the implementation of the Potomac basin-wide comprehensive plan, ICPRB periodically hosts a webinar for basin land use decision-makers on sustainable water resources topics.

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