Future Proofing America: Aligning the Built Environment with Disaster Risk Mitigation

November 01, 2023 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 515B Concurrent Session
Open to All Attendees
Community and Neighborhood Development Public and Private Partnerships Resilience
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With over $4.4 trillion in loss of assets, infrastructure, business operations, community vitality, and life, persistent disasters across the United States have prompted a pivot in how real estate development and investment align with future proofing residential, commercial, industrial, and public-sector facilities. The launch of community disaster resilience zones by a bipartisan Congress and led by the White House with FEMA has put in place a new resilience framework for co-strengthening locations that are most at risk (high disaster vulnerability) and most in need (high social vulnerability) to deploy over $1 trillion in alternative financing and resources. From the success of Babcock Ranch during Hurricane Ian to the redesign of Sonoma, California, after repetitive fires, the alignment of private, philanthropic, and public partnerships to address immediate and long-term risk mitigation is ready for scaling to over 1,400 census tracks identified as resilience zones. The panel will detail a new “Framework for Future Proofing America” designed by representatives of the panel.

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