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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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To judge how policymakers address fiscal challenges, The Pew Charitable Trusts examined the current landscape of climate resilience funding and financing strategies in all 50 states in 2023 and 2024.
Climate change worsens deferred infrastructure maintenance in the U.S., increasing costs for roads, bridges, and water systems. Extreme weather risks need significant investment in resilient infrastructure to mitigate rising damage and adaptation costs.
Pew-hosted event highlights need to work across agencies—and with state and local governments.
Flooding in the U.S. is a pervasive, year-round threat, affecting Americans nationwide. And although flooding from large-scale extreme weather events such as hurricanes tend to grab headlines, they are only part of the nation’s flood story
Wildfires in the United States have become more catastrophic and expensive in recent years, with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service nearly doubling their combined spending on wildfire management in the last decade.
The state's new budget includes historic funding for flood resilience. Leaders at the local and state level are looking to projects and designs that harness the ability of nature to absorb and capture stormwater.
An earthquake strikes a city in Indiana, causing chaos and destruction, sending emergency managers and first responders scrambling. Then the water system goes down, and everyone figures it’s because of the natural disaster.
Mayor of Dyersburg describes how his city has taken a big-picture approach to mitigation after catastrophic flooding