Resiliency in NC
Resiliency Resource Websites
Planners have an important role to play in planning for both hazard mitigation and disaster recovery. APA has an entire division devoted to this topic: Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery. As the state’s focus on resiliency continues to mature, APA-NC will serve as a resource for solutions that can be implemented in NC as well as a source of advocacy for the inclusion of resiliency practices in communities across the state.
NC GOVERNMENT SITES
NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Divisions of interest include Coastal Management Division, and Environmental Assistance and Customer Service Division
NC Division of Coastal Management
deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastal-management
NC Emergency Management Division
Under NC Department of Public Safety. Topics such as Disaster Recovery, Hazardous Materials, Emergency Communications, Homeland Security, Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Risk Management, and Grants.
NC Floodplain Mapping Program - Mitigation
flood.nc.gov/ncflood/mitigation.html
Mitigation
NC Floodplain Mapping Program - NC Flood Risk Information System (FRIS)
Online tool and downloadable data
Resiliency, ReBUILD NC
Under NC Emergency Management Division
Executive Order No. 80
Climate Change and Transition to a Clean Energy Economy
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Access to science and environmental intelligence to address storm preparedness, erosion, development, habitat loss, sea level rise, threats to water quality, etc.
Ready
Any person to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters.
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Under U.S. Global Change Research Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Disaster Resource Center
www.usda.gov/topics/disaster-resource-center
Food safety, pests and animal disease, weather events, and wildland fire.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Energy, climate change, energy system security (Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISERI), emergency response).
U.S. Economic Development Administration - Disaster Recovery
www.eda.gov/disaster-recovery/
Disaster recovery, funding, resources
National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), under U.S. DHS
www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system
Communicates terrorist threat information in a timely, detailed manner.
PLANNING PROFESSION RELATED SITES
APA – Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division (HMDR)
www.planning.org/divisions/hazardmitigation/
APA Division membership required for full access.
APA – Coastal Zone Management (2016)
www.planning.org/publications/report/9026904/
PAS Report 581
APA – Planning for Infrastructure Resilience (2019)
www.planning.org/publications/report/9192800/
PAS Report 596
APA – Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Next Generation (2014)
www.planning.org/publications/report/9026899/
PAS Report 576
APA – Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning (2010)
www.planning.org/publications/report/9026884/
PAS Report 560
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
BuildStrong Coalition
Group of firefighters, emergency responders, insurers, engineers, architects, contractors and manufacturers, consumer organizations, code specialists and others for a more resilient America.
Coastal Resilience Center – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence
coastalresiliencecenter.unc.edu/
Established with a limited grant using UNC at Chapel Hill.
Golden LEAF Foundation
Economic opportunity for NC rural and tobacco-dependent communities. Grants
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
Advocacy areas include Crop Insurance, Natural Disaster & Mitigation Policy, and Terrorism Risk Insurance. Also includes “Disaster” Resource Center
Naturally Resilient Communities
Lists of solutions, case studies, funding sources, and resources.
The Nature Conservancy
Topics such as resilience, response and recovery, climate change.
NC Joint Underwriting Association (NCJUA) & NC Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA)
NCJUA has FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan and NCIUA also known as Coastal Property Insurance Pool.
NC League of Municipalities
Annual Leadership in Community Resilience Program.
NC Sea Grant Website, NCSU
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
Not-for-profit international regulatory authority to reduce risks to the electrical grid.
Urban Land Institute (ULI) - Urban Resilience Program
americas.uli.org/research/centers-initiatives/urban-resilience-program/
Technical assistance, knowledge, catalyze adoption of practices.