Community Resilience Planning Techniques

When every risk feels urgent, how do you know where to act first? That was the challenge in Honolulu’s Ala Wai watershed—where flood risk, urban development, and aging infrastructure collided. The stakes were high, but resources weren’t unlimited. Working with 3Rwater, Inc., we helped identify where action would make the biggest impact—and how to move forward: ✔️ Mapped flood and water quality risk hotspots to target solutions where they mattered most. ✔️ Integrated green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) to reduce runoff and improve resilience. ✔️ Prioritized high-impact interventions so funding went where it would deliver real results. The result? Immediate flood risk reduction in key areas, smarter investments by tackling high-risk zones first, and a data-backed strategy that turned plans into action(!!). Too often, resilience planning stops at reports. This is what it looks like when it leads to real change. How is your community making resilience actionable? #Resilience #FloodRisk #DisasterPlanning #ClimateAdaptation #WaterManagement #CommunityResilience #GreenInfrastructure Lauren C. Roth Venu Kinga Stryszowska-Hill, Ph.D.

Climate change is irreversibly and brutally changing lives everywhere around the world. We need to do many things differently to ensure resilience, including involving marginalized groups in disaster risk management (DRM). Peers at WomenStrong International, The World Bank, and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) believe it's long past time to tap into the unique perspectives and knowledge of local women, youth, Indigenous peoples, and those living with disabilities, to ensure that we can save lives and livelihoods as the impacts of extreme weather affect us almost daily.  Together, the The World Bank’s @Zoe Trohanis and I have put forward 5 tips to enhance inclusiveness in #DRM: > Recognize local expertise: Involve persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly to identify critical needs and vulnerabilities. > Integrate knowledge in preparedness: Engage diverse community members in planning evacuation routes, shelters, and support centers. > Mobilize marginalized groups: Empower them with digital platforms to signal urgent needs and to allocate resources efficiently. > Provide fair compensation: Acknowledge local knowledge and effort by fairly compensating these local experts in DRM planning. > Include women in post-disaster planning: Include their insights for effective response and recovery. During desperate times, it's essential to try new ways of responding more effectively and efficiently.  Thoughtful, inclusive disaster risk management, #DRM, and planning are absolutely critical to saving lives, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure. In adopting truly inclusive processes, we can create more resilient communities, at a time when human connection is more essential than ever. Read our blog here: https://lnkd.in/eCGtGDvq @Zoe Trohanis, @Mirtha Liliana Escobar Melina Fleury Franco Yoko Kobayashi Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) #climatecrisis #climateaction #inclusivedevelopment #disasterriskreduction #disasterpreparedness #disasterrecovery

Power Outages Could Become Optional: Communities Are Taking Control💡 When storms knock out your electricity, the problem isn't just that power lines are down—it's that our entire electrical system depends on sending power from far-away plants through those vulnerable lines to reach your home. But what if communities could create their own power networks that keep running even when the main grid fails? That's exactly what's happening across America through something called microgrids—local power systems that combine solar panels, batteries, and backup generators to keep essential services running no matter what. Think of it like this: Instead of relying on one big grocery store that's an hour away, imagine having a neighborhood market that's always stocked for emergencies. That's what microgrids do for electricity. Here's what's happening right now: 1. The Quiet Revolution - Over 5,000 communities have built their own microgrids - Hospitals, schools, and emergency services staying powered - Growing 26% faster each year as technology improves - Communities proving they work in real world 2. The Challenge - Most state regulations still designed for old power system - Only 4 states updating rules to support this technology - Even California struggling to keep policies current - Red tape slowing adoption despite clear benefits 3. The Opportunity - Communities taking control of their energy future - Combining clean energy with incredible reliability - Success stories emerging despite outdated rules - Blueprint exists for others to follow Here's why this matters: As extreme weather becomes more common, communities shouldn't have to choose between clean energy and reliable power. Microgrids prove we can have both—but only if regulations catch up with what the technology can already do. Question for community leaders: How would reliable, locally controlled power change your emergency planning? What essential services would you prioritize? #Infrastructure #CommunityResilience #Innovation #CleanEnergy

The White House just hosted its first-ever 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 where leaders from various sectors convened to discuss strategies for enhancing community resilience and public health as temperatures rise. ☑ Communities can get started with this draft 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕: https://lnkd.in/e638bCcK A new 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 calls on public and private organizations across all levels to take approaches and tools such as: 🌳 Long-term adaptation and resilience actions, like improving tree canopy and installing new cooling infrastructure; ✏ Heat planning actions, like running a heat tabletop exercise or creating a community phone tree in partnership with trusted community partners; 🏥 Heat preparedness actions, like equipping emergency responders and healthcare providers with new resources to address extreme heat; 🏡 Heat response actions, like opening new Resilience Hubs or cooling centers during extreme heat events; and 📊 Heat recovery actions, such as establishing new ways to track progress on key heat and health metrics. #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #CommunityResilience #ExtremeHeat