Resources for Implementing Risk Reduction and Emergency Management Recommendations
These resources offer local case studies, example policy, data tools, and other guides to support coordinated and interdisciplinary risk reduction and emergency management planning and investment.
RR-01 Identify at-risk populations and infrastructure
Local Study: Analysis of the Vulnerability of Southeast Florida to Sea Level Rise; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2012
Workshop: RCAP Implementation Workshop: Essential Tools: Integrating the Southeast Florida Sea Level Rise Projections Into Community Planning; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2016
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Integrating the Unified Sea Level Rise Projection into Local Plans; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2016
Brief: Flood Vulnerability Assessment RFP/Q Creation; American Flood Coalition; no date
Local Study: Climate-Sensitive Hazards in Florida; Florida Department of Health; 2013
Analytical Tool: Social Vulnerability Index; US CDC; ongoing
Local Study: Unified Sea Level Rise Projections; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; ongoing
RR-02 Integrate climate scenarios into planning
Workshop: RCAP Implementation Workshop: Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2018
RR-03 Include vulnerability analyses in emergency management
Local Study: Analysis of the Vulnerability of Southeast Florida to Sea Level Rise; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2012
Local Study: Climate-Sensitive Hazards in Florida; Florida Department of Health; 2013
Analytical Tool: Social Vulnerability Index; US CDC; ongoing
Workshop: Adaptation, Emergency Management, and Hazard Mitigation in Southeast Florida Webinar; Center for Clean Air Policy; 2013
RR-04 Create pre-disaster plans
Planning for Hazards: Land Use Solutions for Colorado - Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning; Colorado Department of Local Affairs; no date
Pre-Disaster Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Case Studies; Community Planning Workshop Community Service Center; 2010
RCAP Implementation Workshop: Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning ; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2018
RR-05 Reduce risk exposure with insurance
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Reducing Climate Risk and Creating Economic Opportunity; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2016
RR-06 Prioritize transportation adaptation investments
Assessment of Available Tools to Create a More Resilient Transportation System; Miami-Dade County; 2016
Sea Level Scenario Sketch Planning Tool; University of Florida GeoPlan Center; ongoing
RR-07 Align plans with Coastal Construction Control Line
Guidelines to Local Governments for Temporary Coastal Armoring Seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line; Florida DEP; 2015
RR-08 Promote climate adaptation plans across sectors
Emerging Legal and Institutional Responses to Sea-Level Rise in Florida and Beyond; Columbia Journal of Environmental Law; 2016
Sea–Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Tools and Resources; Florida State University; 2015
Integrating the Unified Sea Level Rise Projection into Local Plans; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2016
RR-09 Review the Florida Building Code
Workshop: RCAP Implementation Workshop: Building Codes for Climate Resilience; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2019
RR-10 Communicate risk to all residents
Local Resource Guide: Municipal King Tide Toolkit; City of Ft. Lauderdale; 2016
National Resource Guide FEMA Flood Risk Communication Toolkit for Community Officials; FEMA; ongoing
RR-11 Promote policies to reduce flood risks
Local Study: Emerging Legal and Institutional Responses to Sea-Level Rise in Florida and Beyond; Columbia Journal of Environmental Law; 2016
Report: Addressing Affordability and Long-Term Resiliency Through the National Flood Insurance Program; Environmental Law Institute; 2015
National Resource Guide: National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System; FEMA; 2020
Report: Mitigation Matters: Policy Solutions to Reduce Local Flood Risk; Pew Trust; 2019
RR-12 Promote renewable energy and storage
Brief: Public Health Energy Emergency Preparedness: A Critical Federal-State-Private Sector Partnership; Environmental and Energy Institute; 2017
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Resilient Energy Systems; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2019
Report: Our Powers Combined: Energy Efficiency and Solar in Affordable Multifamily Buildings; American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; 2018
National Resource Guide: Housing Organizations with Commitments to On-Site Renewable Energy; HUD; ongoing
RR-13 Use social media to communicate
RR-14 Encourage recovery and adaptation plans
National Resource Guide: Preparedness Planning for Your Business; US Department of Homeland Security; ongoing
National Resource Guide: A Disaster Protection and Recovery Planning Toolkit for the Small to Mid-Sized Business; Institute for Business and Home Safety; 2007
Organization: Business Continuity Information Network; FIU; ongoing
RR-15 Train city and county staff
Local Resource Guide: Public Health Preparedness Training, Education and Exercise; Florida Department of Health; ongoing
RR-16 Connect with high-vulnerability populations
National Resource Guide: Action Toolkit - In the Eye of the Storm: A People's Guide to Transforming Crisis & Advancing Equity in the Disaster Continuum; NAACP Environmental & Climate Justice Program; 2018
RR-17 Define "communities at risk"
National Resource Guide: Action Toolkit - In the Eye of the Storm: A People's Guide to Transforming Crisis & Advancing Equity in the Disaster Continuum; NAACP Environmental & Climate Justice Program; 2018
Report: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas Building Resilience for Communities on the Front Lines of Climate Change; Union of Concerned Scientists; 2015
RR-18 Integrate chief resilience officer roles
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