Ensure the emergency management definition of “communities at risk” includes economically vulnerable people.

STRATEGIES

RR-14.1 Use the best available data and tools, such as but not limited to the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to develop a “communities-at-risk” map of LMI and frontline populations, using census data as well as local knowledge.

RR-14.2 Create programs to address the specific needs of frontline populations in order to reduce risks to these communities during an emergency and aid in their equitable recovery post-disaster. Provide support for pre-development activities and pre-disaster mitigation strategies that will help affordable housing owners reduce their material risk to climate hazards.