Preparing for Natural Disasters

Unprecedented climate impacts threaten the health, safety and integrity of human and natural communities across the country, and many things that people need and value will be at risk as a result. Land trusts have the potential to play an important role in alleviating aspects of this challenge, working in partnership with local or state government, using their expertise on land protection and stewardship as a resource in response.

Increased focus, technical support and funding is now available for hazard mitigation planning. Join experts Earnest Cook, principal and consultant at Land and Water Associates, Eric Letvin Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation at Federal Emergency Management Agency and Thomas S. Hughes the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for Pennsylvania to learn more about how land trusts can navigate and access FEMA programs. How will this webinar benefit you? You will:

• be introduced to hazard mitigation planning and gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges for land trusts to engage;

• gain an understanding of the funding and technical support available to communities through State and Federal FEMA programming; and

• learn from the experiences of land trusts engaging in hazard mitigation planning and get a sneak peek into possible FEMA policy and programmatic developments