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Disaster-Resilient Communities

Both episodic (e.g., hurricanes) and chronic (e.g., sea level rise) impacts from weather and climate change are major concerns. These phenomena threaten public safety, property, and infrastructure in coastal and watershed communities, as well as multi‐billion dollar tourism and fishing industries. The Alliance will undertake activities to:

• Enhance understanding of ocean and weather dynamics, including short‐term coastal hazards and longterm climate change; and
  
  
• Share best practices to minimize losses and accelerate recovery, while implementing new and more effective coastal and land use strategies to minimize future risk.

Prioritized Action Items, Sept. 2011

• DRC3A - Evaluate nationwide Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning initiatives to improve understanding of post-disaster redevelopment options.
  
  
• DRC3B - Develop guidance to improve redevelopment considerations in hazards mitigation plans, and local comprehensive and growth management plans.
  

Technical Team

Lead Mentor: Rick DeVoe, SC Sea Grant Consortium; rick.devoe@scseagrant.org
Additional Mentor - Jim Gregson, Coastal Programs, NC DENR
Additional Mentor - Sonny Emmert, GA DNR

State Leads:
NC - Tancred Miller, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
SC - Braxton Davis, Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, SC DHEC
GA - Jennifer Kline, Coastal Resources, GA DNR
FL - Julie Dennis, FL Department of Community Affairs

Members:
Chris Crew - NC State Hazard Mitigation Office
Melissa Berry - SC State Hazard Mitigation Office
Terry Lunn - GA State Hazard Mitigation Office
Miles Anderson - FL State Hazard Mitigation Office
Gail Mitchell - US Environmental Protection Agency
Richard Bandy - National Weather Service (NC), NOAA
Holly Weyers - US Geological Survey
Jessica Whitehead - SC Sea Grant Consortium