Director of Pew's flood resilience program by day. Foodie by night. Tweets are my own
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Laura Lightbody retweeted
Good news: @GovEvers announced the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice, supported by a Chief Resilience Officer, noting resilience efforts as key to disaster preparedness—particularly looking to helping the state's most vulnerable communities. pew.org/37G499e
Laura Lightbody retweeted
For decades, the National Flood Insurance Program has used an outdated approach when calculating premiums for policyholders.
Fortunately, Risk Rating 2.0 represents a modern, data-based approach to setting flood insurance rates that better accounts for risk.
A great complement to state resilience planning would be the bipartisan Natl Climate Adaptation & Resilience Strategy Act led by Sens Coons, Murkowski/Reps Scott Peters, Salazar. Would create national CRO & national adaptation strategy @CForbesTompkins #ReadyForResilience
New statewide resilience and adaptation planning research from the @StateResilience Partnership - developed by SRP partner @UrbanInstitute! We’re proud to be a part of this coalition supporting flood resilience and helping states get #ReadyForResilience. stateresilience.org/planning
Laura Lightbody retweeted
Women leading climate adaptation discussions on #InternationalWomensDay !
#ReadyforResilience
@lbodss @BrendaMallory46 @bornonland @StateResilience
New statewide resilience and adaptation planning research from the @StateResilience Partnership - developed by SRP partner @UrbanInstitute! We’re proud to be a part of this coalition supporting flood resilience and helping states get #ReadyForResilience. stateresilience.org/planning
Join me today for a conversation with @BrendaMallory46 to talk climate adaptation in the Biden-Harris era. #ReadyForResilience @MathewDSanders
Happening today: How can we plan for tomorrow’s extreme flooding disasters?
New research from @StateResilience & @urbaninstitute sheds light on how states can prepare—tune in at 3pm ET for expert insights. Register: pew.org/3vM2hoT #ReadyforResilience
>15 states—coastal and inland, and with governments from across the political spectrum—are in the process of developing flood resilience plans. Hear more about that from 3 Chief Resilience Officers tomorrow at 3 PM EST pew.org/3vM2hoT @MathewDSanders
Webinar: How can communities plan for increasingly extreme weather?
Tune in tomorrow at 3pm ET for insights from @StateResilience, @urbaninstitute, @WHCEQ chair @BrendaMallory46, and chief resilience officers from 3 states👇 pew.org/3vM2hoT
Join us tomorrow at 3 pm when we will share first-of-it’s-kind research on statewide flood resilience and adaptation planning from the
@StateResilience Partnership - developed partner @UrbanInstitute @PewStates #ReadyForResilience
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I will be interviewing @BrendaMallory46 just before 4 pm EST to talk state-fed partnership and the Biden-Harris adaptation agenda. #readyforresilience
Laura Lightbody retweeted
On Oct. 1, FEMA's new flood risk rating system takes effect—a transformational shift in flood insurance.
"The old system essentially had a bias against lower value homes," our @lbodss tells @aefeldman "Those are likely the ones who have been overpaying."
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Laura Lightbody retweeted
Pew’s @lbodss makes it clear that tidal flooding will occur more frequently in the coming decades, amplifying the need for greater efforts in creating flood preparedness policies. teapawt.net/PostOpinions/status/14…
Beware the moon’s wobble, warns @lbodss of @PewTrusts' flood-prepared communities project wapo.st/3rLRpnb
Laura Lightbody retweeted
The #IPCC report on climate change calls our attention the urgent need for action to adapt and build resilience for climate impacts. pew.org/37N8sMx
Laura Lightbody retweeted
Beware the moon’s wobble, warns @lbodss of @PewTrusts' flood-prepared communities project wapo.st/3rLRpnb
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“We can’t stop the rain from coming; we can’t build levees everywhere.” New solutions are needed as flooding increases across the U.S. This Tennessee community’s use of nature-based solutions to address flooding can be a model for other towns at risk. pew.org/2SYvxIk
Laura Lightbody retweeted
"This is an extremely promising step in the right direction to getting the country to systematically incorporate #resilience to future #flooding," says @CForbesTompkins as #Biden reinstates #Obama-era #flood-protection standard. #climate #ClimateCrisis
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Laura Lightbody retweeted
. @cflav reporting some excellent news regarding the reinstatement of Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. @roysterwright @lbodss @BlueDot_strat
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Join us today for a conversation with Chief Resilience Officers from RI and NJ, @NatlGovsAssoc and @LGMandelaBarnes about flood resiliency. 1 pm EST
2020 was a record year for natural disasters. How can states prepare for 2021?
Register for insights from @LGMandelaBarnes and experts from @NewJerseyDEP, @RI_InfraBank, and @NatlGovsAssoc. bit.ly/3ssUjx9
In preparation for tomorrow's big event, @pewtrusts just put out the top 3 actions the Biden Administration can take to reduce flood risk and costs across the country: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… @CForbesTompkins
Laura Lightbody retweeted
Since 2000, flooding has cost the nation over $850 billion in damages and losses. Our @lbodss shares how states are innovating to lower those costs. pew.org/3gO4hDz
Laura Lightbody retweeted
Join our Laura Lightbody and the Resilient Nation Partnership Network for a panel on resiliency and equity at 1 PM ET on Oct. 28th.
Register here bit.ly/35SZ9t9 @lbodss
