SCDRP Newsletter: October 24, 2024 | | |
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Annual Meeting Field Trip: Battleship North Carolina
9th Annual Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Battleship North Carolina on Eagles Island and hear from speakers directly involved in resilience and adaptation initiatives on the island, with a highlight on the Living With Water project. Register now for the SCDRP 9th Annual Meeting!
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Thank you to SWCA Environmental Consultants for your Gold Sponsorship of the SCDRP 9th Annual Meeting!
Click here to become a meeting sponsor, or email heather@secoora.org with questions.
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We are awarding 10 scholarships to cover Annual Meeting registration fees! Click below to learn more and apply. Scholarship applications are due on December 18. | |
Partner Announcement: CivicSpark (a resilience-focused AmeriCorps program) was just awarded funding to expand the program into the SCDRP region (starting with Florida, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and DC). CivicSpark places Fellows in community-based organizations (nonprofits and local government agencies) to support climate, resilience, and disaster preparation and response projects. Learn more by checking out their website, joining the upcoming information session on October 29th at 2pm EST, or reaching out to lily@civicsparkfellowship.org. Fellows receive mentorship and leadership development while building local capacity. Apply by November 8th to host a Fellow from January through September, 2025! CivicSpark will also be looking for partner organizations interested in hosting a Fellow for 11 months beginning in September, 2025. | | | |
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Dr. Asli Aslan, Director of the Institute Water & Health at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, GA is interested in connecting with groups working on assessing impacts of inundation after Hurricane Milton.
From Dr. Aslan: Our labs are in Savannah, and we provide water quality testing (from microbes to chemicals) and microbial source tracking services. Our methods are EPA-approved and we also use molecular techniques to provide same-day results during emergencies.
If you would like to connect with Dr. Aslan and the Institute of Water & Health, email us!
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Have you worked on a project with someone you met through SCDRP? Found a job or funding opportunity through the SCDRP website? We want to hear your stories! We are gathering stories of collaborations and connections made through SCDRP for use in future impact reports. Send your stories to scdrp@secoora.org! | | | |
Do you have a question or a request for information, resources, or connections that you’d like to send out to SCDRP’s wide network of disaster resiliency and climate professionals? Email us at scdrp@secoora.org with your request and contact information, and it may be featured in our next newsletter!
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Resilient Jacksonville Plan wins Resilience & Sustainability Award from American Planning Association
The American Planning Association has announced its 2024 Planning Award winners. The Resilient Jacksonville Plan, originally released in October 2023, uses lessons learned from Hurricanes Matthew and Irma to establish a roadmap for a more climate resilient future for the city. The plan includes 45 specific resilience action items, and delves into the items' priority levels for specific neighborhoods throughout the city. According to the jury responsible for award selection, "The plan showcases a comprehensive and thorough approach to resilience, utilizing an intersectional strategy that addresses climate change adaptation at multiple scales — from the regional scale all the way to the scale of the block."
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What Climate Change Means for Tourism
Image: Corinne Saunders/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
This article, published by the College
of Natural Resources at NC State, explores the consequences that tourist destinations, such as the Outer Banks, are facing from increasingly severe natural disasters and hazards fueled by climate change. Many tourist destinations rely on occupancy taxes to invest in the resilience, creating a challenge when tourists are driven away by natural hazards.
Read the Article Here
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See Below for Job Opportunities, Upcoming Webinars/Events, Funding Opportunities, and Helpful Resources!
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Job Opportunities, Internships, and Fellowships | |
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FEMA is hiring Georgians to assist with Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby disaster response and recovery efforts across the state, including in Chatham, Fulton, Lowndes, Richmond, and Tift Counties:
Emergency Management Specialist (many vacancies)
Public Assistance Operations Support Specialist (many vacancies)
Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist (several vacancies)
Public Assistance Program Delivery Manager (many vacancies in Valdosta, GA)
Public Assistance Program Delivery Manager (many locations)
FEMA is hiring Floridians to help Florida recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. FEMA will hire over 600 local residents for full-time, 120-day positions in Gainesville, Melbourne Beach, Sarasota, and Tallahassee. These positions include health insurance, paid leave, and more.
Apply by:
• October 26 for positions like IT Specialist, Logistics Specialist, and more
• October 28 for Emergency Management positions
To apply and learn more, visit: USAJobs.gov, search for "Local Hire" and “Florida” for location.
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The Cleo Institute
Climate Equity Program Manager
Miami, FL
Salary range: $65,000 - $75,000
Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Environmental Protection Office (EPO)
Employment Opportunities
Climate Resilience Training Coordinator (Brighton, FL)
Climate Resiliency Applied Research Analyst (Hollywood, FL)
GIS Specialist (Hollywood, FL)
NOAA Office of Marine and Avian Operations
Meteorologist (Closing Nov 5)
Lakeland, FL
$72,553 - $113,047 per year
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Early Career/Student Opportunities:
The Institute of Environment at Florida International University
IRES Wildlife Conservation Training Program in the Caribbean - WiseOceans (Closing October 30)
All field expenses (travel, equipment, room, food, travel insurance) will be covered, participants will only be responsible for personal expenses. Students will also receive a stipend for the 4 weeks of field work.
US Forest Service Southern Research Station
Mature and Old-Growth Forest Ecology ORISE fellow (Apply by Dec 6)
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Annual stipend of $78,000
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EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience
The EJ4Climate Grant Program provides funding directly to community-based organizations and seeks to support environmental justice by facilitating the involvement and empowerment of communities searching for solutions and the development of partnerships to address their environmental and human health vulnerabilities, including those due to climate change impacts.
Proposals due November 14, 2024
The Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring (A NIHHIS Center of Excellence) is excited to announce an upcoming funding opportunity for community-based heat data collection campaigns. Communities will receive training, technical support, and a $10,000 stipend to conduct a heat data collection campaign in 2025. Applications will open Nov. 1 and close in mid-January. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, we invite you to fill out an “Expression of Interest” form at this link.
USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program Grants
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) issues this Program Announcement for assistance to support communication, planning, coordination, mapping, assessments, and data collection of landslide hazards.
Closing January 15, 2025
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Climate + Health Excellent Centers (CHEX) Award
This is a new institutional research and training opportunity that will help institutions bridge the gaps between fields that will have important roles to play in understanding the impacts of climate change on human health and diminishing their effects. This grant will support new discovery toward defining the health impacts of climate change, developing potential interventions, translating discovery science into practical application, and outward-facing work that can help public understanding of Climate + Health or strengthen connections between research and communities whose health has been harmed by climate change. New institutional awards of up to $10,000,000.
Proposals due August 7, 2025
Closing Soon:
SECOORA: Student Opportunity: 2024 Data Challenge
Proposals due Friday, October 25, 2024.
SECOORA: Student Opportunity: Vembu Subramanian Ocean Scholars Award
Proposals are due Monday, October 28, 5:00 PM ET.
The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is seeking applications for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Pre-Application Deadline: October 31, 2024
SNAPP: Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) 2024 Request for Proposals
Accepting Concept Notes to November 1, 2024
Full Proposal Open to December 3, 2024
Citizen Science for Improved Stock Assessments and Climate-Ready Fisheries Management (Optional LOI due September 5, Proposals due November 4, 2024)
NIHHIS Heat Tabletop Exercise Planning Challenge(Application Deadline November 15, 2024
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Workshops, Trainings, and Events | |
Upcoming and newly added events are listed below. More events can be found on the Calendar Page of our website. | |
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Just added:
ADAPT: Regional Resilience in Action
October 29, 6 pm-7 pm, Jacksonville, FL
NC Water Resources Research Institute
WRRI Annual Conference
March 19-20, 2025, Raleigh, NC
Envisioning Urban Futures: Charlanta
November 13, 5:30 pm-9 pm, Raleigh, NC
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
SEAFWA 2024 78th Annual Conference
Rescheduled to December 9-13, 2024 August, GA
Other upcoming events:
National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies 2024 Annual Meeting
October 27-30, Colorado Springs, CO
Flooding Adaptation Symposium
October 28-31, Kissimmee, FL
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ARSET - An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Its Applications | NASA Applied Sciences
November 6- 20, 2024, Virtual
Energy Week at Duke University
November 11-15, 2024
16th Annual Duke University Energy Conference
November 13, 2024
Coastal Conference | North Carolina Sea Grant
November 13-14, 2024, New Bern, NC
SESA Summit: Moving Solar and Energy Storage Forward
November 18-20, San Juan, PR
2024 Bays and Bayous Symposium
November 19-20, Biloxi, MS
National Disaster Resilience Conference
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
November 20-22, 2024, Clearwater Beach, Florida
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Calls for Information, Comments, Surveys, Applications:
Association of State Floodplain Managers: Call for Abstracts
The Call for Abstracts seeks professionals to submit for 30-minute concurrent sessions and/or 2-4 hour workshops that address the broad range of floodplain management issues, such as communicating flood risk, flood loss reduction, flood modeling and mapping, NFIP and flood insurance, policy, environmental justice and equity, tribal communities and sovereignty, arid regions considerations, success stories, stormwater management, climate change, and natural and beneficial floodplain functions.
Abstracts are due by: Oct. 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Central
Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems in the Southeast: Informing drought response and ecological resilience to future low-flow events workshop being held on January 7-9, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Abstracts due November 22)
Natural Hazards Center: Disability and Disasters Award
The Disability and Disasters Award supports people with disabilities working in disasters, as well as those who care for, study, or advocate on behalf of those with disabilities. Award funds will allow the recipient to attend the annual Natural Hazards Workshop and the Researchers or Practitioners Meetings that follow. Recipients of this award will be recognized at the Workshop and will be asked to present a poster or to serve as panelists, where they can highlight their research and/or practical experiences with disability and disasters. (Applications due December 2)
Natural Hazards Center: Mary Fran Myers Scholarship
The Mary Fran Myers Scholarship recognizes outstanding individuals who share Myers' commitment to disaster research and practice and have the potential to make a lasting contribution to reducing disaster vulnerability. At least one scholarship recipient each year will receive financial support allowing them to attend the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Scholarships can cover part or all of transportation, meals, lodging, and Workshop registration costs.Recipients are recognized at the Workshop and will be asked to present a poster or to serve as panelists, where they can highlight their research or practical experiences with hazards and disasters. (Applications due December 2)
Journal for Emergency Management Call for Papers: Higher Education in Emergency Management Pathways to Professional Excellence in the 21st Century (Manuscripts due Dec 15)
HBCU Climate Change Conference Student Abstract Submission The HBCU Climate Change Conference is accepting student abstract submissions. Due by Dec 15.
The Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC) requests feedback on "Expanded Caribbean Section of Southeast Quarterly Impacts and Outlook Report": Google form to provide feedback on quarterly reports
The American Society of Adaptation Professionals invites its members and organizations with experience in environmental justice and community advocacy to sign-up to provide technical assistance for communities impacted the most via the EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (“TCTAC”) Program. The goal of the TCTAC Program is to remove institutional barriers and to improve accessibility to federal funding for disinvested communities impacted by decades of structural environmental injustice and are already doing essential environmental and energy justice work.
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