SCDRP Newsletter: August 7, 2024

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SCDRP 9th Annual Meeting: February 2025

Hey SCDRP Members! We need your help to make the 9th Annual Meeting SCDRP's best gathering yet. We are looking for Steering Committee Members to help us plan the 9th Annual Meeting. If you are interested or want to learn more, email us at scdrp@secoora.org!

New SCDRP Webpage


We added a new feature to our website: our Calendar page includes a schedule of webinars, conferences, workshops, and trainings relevant to disaster resiliency and other climate-related topics.

Check out the Calendar Page

Collaboration Corner

Hurricane Prep Guide Feedback

Farah & Farah Law Offices is seeking feedback on their new Hurricane Prep Guide. If you have comments, suggestions, or other feedback on the guide, please email us at scdrp@secoora.org.

Thank you to Caroline Briones, MSW, FAEM | Deputy Chief, Readiness with Lee County Emergency Management for providing the following feedback:


"The content looks great – nice work! The only thing I may advise adding…. When “Preparing Your Home”, it may be helpful to take annual pictures of your house to note any upgrades, etc. This way when it comes to “Assessing Damage & Clean Up” and “Homeowner’s Insurance and Hurricanes”, you can visually compare the damage post-storm to the status of the house pre-storm."

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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SCDRP has adopted a new Tiered Membership Model. All membership fees support SCDRP's capacity to serve as a trusted regional network to facilitate knowledge-exchange and advance equitable climate adaptation approaches in the Southeast and Caribbean. Visit our Membership page for updated member dues structure.

Things we're excited about....

The Natural Hazards Center has added a new collection of publications to their  Public Health Disaster Research Award Series. Publications in this collection focus on public health and equity, especially in connection to disaster preparedness and response.


Here are a few publications in the collection that caught our eye...

Photo: Doug Ohlemeier

Read More Here

The White House releases Phase 2 of the Environmental Justice Scorecard


The Environmental Justice Scorecard measures the federal government's progress on advancing environmental justice. Specifically, the Scorecard looks at the federal government's progress on following initiatives:


  • "Advance environmental justice as part of each agency’s individual and unique mission, work, and scope;"
  • "Revitalize agencies’ commitment to environmental justice, including through strategic planning;"
  • "Make a difference on the ground with and for communities, including delivering benefits through the Justice40 Initiative;"
  • "Promote meaningful engagement with communities with environmental justice concerns and expand access to information for the public, including about the outcomes of agencies’ activities; and"
  • "Enhance collaboration across the federal government and with other governments, including through consultation with Tribal Nations."


Read More Here

Seen on Social...

Did you know that every August, FEMA celebrates National Resilience Month? Check it out below!

Read More About National Resilience Month

See Below for Job Opportunities, Upcoming Webinars/Events, Funding Opportunities, and Helpful Resources!

Job Opportunities, Internships, and Fellowships:



National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Program Coordinator (Closing August 12) 

$72,553 - $181,216 per year


FEMA

Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation) (Closing August 12) 

$163,964 - $191,900 per year


American Flood Coalition 

Senior or Associate Strategy Associate

Senior Associate base salary range: $70,000-$80,000 per year

Associate base salary range: $60,000-$70,000 per year


State Government Relations Director

$115,000-130,000 per year


Associate Director of Strategy 

$85,000-$100,000 per year


Operations Director 

$105,000-$120,000 per year



Student and Early Career Professionals

 

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

 The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program (Applications due September 9)



Closing Soon....



EPA

Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR)

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management (Closing TODAY August 7)​

$191,901 - $221,900 per year

Chatham County Emergency Management Agency

Emergency Management Specialist (closing TODAY August 7) 

$54,068 Annually

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National Climate Adaptation Science Center

CASC National Tribal Coordinator (Application review begins August 1, applications open until position is filled)

Salary is based on a GS-14 pay scale.

Click Here for More Jobs

Funding Spotlight

Call for Proposals: Climate Change AI Innovation Grants 2024

Climate Change AI is accepting proposals for projects at the intersection of AI/machine learning and climate change.

Proposals Due September 15, 2024


2024 Resilience Project Funding Guide

The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Resilience Project Funding Guide serves as a one-stop shop for installations and partners to learn about more than 25 federal and non-federal resilience and conservation programs that can support existing or new REPI installation resilience projects.


Closing soon....

Call 6: Tornado Ready Research and Data Publication: The Natural Hazards Center is now accepting proposals for Tornado Ready Research and Data Publication in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. This call will prioritize proposals for tornado research focused on settings that serve or house socially marginalized populations.

Proposals due August 9, 2024


BoatUS Foundation

Special Funding Opportunity: Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program  

With funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the BoatUS Foundation will award up to $7.5 million in grants to remove abandoned and derelict vessels across coastal and marine areas of the United States. 

(LOI due August 12, 2024)


National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant (NOAA)

Letter of Intent due August 15, 2024

Full Proposal Due January 9, 2025

Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (NOAA) 

Letter of Intent due August 15, 2024

Full Proposal Due January 9, 2025


More Funding Opportunities Here! 

Resources

NOAA Office for Coastal Management 

Needs Assessment Guide

This guide supports assessments of training, education, tools, and data needs, as well as needs for successfully addressing coastal management issues.

Historical Hurricane Tracks 

Quickly and easily search over 13,000 storm tracks covering seven ocean basins and dating back 180 years.


University of Georgia’s (UGA) Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant

Resident's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards in Georgia  


Resilience Policy Resource Guide and Retrofitting Program Playbook

This paper by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Center for Insurance Policy and Research (NAIC-CIPR) and nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) details three key strategies many regulators leverage as climate risk and accelerating disasters impact state insurance markets.


NASA Applied Sciences has a variety of Disasters Practitioner Resources available, including the Disasters Mapping Portal.

The NASA Disasters Mapping Portal is a powerful Esri-based online interface for viewing, analyzing, and downloading the latest near real-time and disaster specific products in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) format. Products are available as REST and open-source compatible WMS endpoints. They are freely available for anyone to use.

More Resources Here! 

Upcoming Webinars

NOAA Office for Coastal Management:

Seven Best Practices for Risk Communication


This interactive webinar introduces participants to seven best practices, numerous techniques, and examples for communicating about coastal hazards. Whether beginning a new effort or trying to keep people motivated to better prepare for future hazards, applying risk communication principles will lead to more effective results.


CE Credits:

American Institute of Certified Planners – one-and-a-half hours

Association of Floodplain Managers – one hour


August 13, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm EST


Just added:


Resilient Nation Partnership Network 

August Resilience Exchange: Managing Multi-Hazard Risks (August 28)


Southeast Climate Webinar: The New National Water Prediction Service  (August 27)



Happening Soon:


National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Virtual Public Meeting (August 8)


NOAA Marine Debris Program

Tropical Islands Partnering on Solutions for Marine Debris Webinar Series (Next webinar August 13) 


Natural Hazards Center 

Becoming a Hazards and Disaster Professional: Steps for Students (August 13)

More Webinars Here! 

Workshops, Trainings, and Events

Upcoming and newly added events are listed below. More events can be found on the Calendar Page of our website.

Just added:

The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation 

2024 Innovation Summit for Preparedness & Resilience (InSPIRE)

October 2-3, Indianapolis, IN


Other upcoming events:

EPA EJScreen (the Agency's environmental justice screening and mapping tool)

Office Hours & Training: August 21, Virtual


Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (CCAN)

Regional Climate Adaptation Workshops (August 16, 30)


Transportation Research Board

Transportation Symposium on Environment, Energy, and Livable Economies: Aug 25-28, Denver, CO

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society

2024 Southeast and Northeast Joint Regional Conference: September 10-11, Warsaw, VA


Florida Resilience Conference

September 11-13, Bonita Springs, FL


The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine:

Macroeconomic Implications of Decarbonization Policies and Actions Workshop: Sep 12-13, DC or Virtual


NC State University 

Fall Symposium 2024 | KIETS Climate Leaders Program: September 19-20, Raleigh, NC


America the Beautiful for All Coalition

New Era, New Leaders: America the Beautiful for All Conference: October 1-3, San Juan, PR

Visit our Events Calendar

Calls for Information, Comments, Surveys, Applications:


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.


2024 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Nomination Form

(Nominations due TODAY August 7)


Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) | US EPA 

Request no-cost climate change risk assessment technical assistance for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities. Requesting communities will receive one-on-one no-cost climate change risk assessment support using EPA’s Resilient Strategies Guide, Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool, and Climate and Weather Data Maps. To apply, email Aliza Furneaux (Furneaux.aliza@epa.gov) by August 15th.


IOPscience is seeking articles for their Focus on Environmental Health and Disasters collection. In this Focus Collection, they will bring together research articles, reviews, and perspectives that evaluate the direct and indirect impacts of environmental disasters on human health from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including epidemiology, public health, sociology, economics, environmental engineering, psychology, environmental hazards and disaster research, and other relevant fields. Submissions due Due August 16.


Social Sciences (an open access journal) is calling for manuscript submissions on Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice. (Deadline September 1)


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Coastal GeoTools 

You are invited to submit one or more abstract(s) of 300 words or less for the Coastal GeoTools Conference 2025 being held in Wilmington, NC January 27-30, 2025. All abstracts must be submitted via the online submission form by September 30.


Journal for Emergency Management Call for Papers: Higher Education in Emergency Management Pathways to Professional Excellence in the 21st Century (Manuscripts due Dec 15)

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