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Climate change is an urgent issue we face together. On this page, learn how we are addressing climate change and find resources for emergency managers.



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Understand FEMA’s role in and resources for addressing climate change, along with tools to help you know your climate risk.



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The White House Office of Science, Technology and Policy (OSTP), NOAA, and FEMA were tasked under EO 14008 to outline the ways the federal government will improve access to climate tools and services. FEMA in partnership with OSTP and NOAA worked on Opportunities for Expanding and Improving Climate Information and Services for the Public (globalchange.gov) report that focuses on holistically expanding and improving climate information and services for the public.



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From April to July 2021, FEMA sought public comment on how the agency's programs deal with climate change and underserved communities and populations.



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      ICYMI: Biden-Harris Administration, Black Resilience Network Highlight Importance of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at Climate Resilience RoundtableLast week, FEMA joined the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Black Resilience Network, and others to discuss efforts to reinforce climate resilience.illustration of page of paperMarch 10, 2023
    Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Releases Strategy to Meet Aerial Firefighting Equipment NeedsThe Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released a report yesterday, outlining a strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030. As climate change fuels longer and more intense wildfire seasons, aerial assets bring unique response capabilities to wildland fire suppression. The report reexamines existing approaches to aviation fleet procurement, mobilization, composition and quantity to set aviation management on a new trajectory for the next decade and beyond.illustration of page of paperFebruary 14, 2023
    FEMA Advances Global Emergency Management CooperationIn the face of growing global threats such as climate change and extreme weather events, FEMA increased and elevated its strategic international partnerships in 2022. This unprecedented level of international engagement both advances the agency’s role as a global leader in emergency management, while enhancing global safety, security and stability, which ultimately keeps people safe here in the United States and abroad.illustration of page of paperDecember 30, 2022
    FEMA’s National Preparedness Report Underscores Continued Threat of Climate ChangeFEMA released the 2022 National Preparedness Report today, revealing the impacts that climate change and associated natural disasters continue to have on emergency management capabilities and communities across the country.illustration of page of paperDecember 29, 2022
    ICYMI: Sen. Gary Peters Joins FEMA Administrator to Announce STORM Act Funding, Meets with FEMA ReservistsOn Dec. 20, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell at the agency’s headquarters to announce funding for the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund grant program.illustration of page of paperDecember 22, 2022
    Biden-Harris Administration Makes $135 Million Commitment to Support Relocation of Tribal Communities Affected by Climate ChangeThe Biden-Harris administration today announced the launch of a new Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation program, led by the Department of the Interior, to assist Tribal communities severely impacted by climate-related environmental threats.illustration of page of paperNovember 30, 2022
    FEMA, MDEM and Baltimore host Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities News Conference at MedStar HealthFEMA, MDEM and Baltimore host Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities News Conference at MedStar Health on August 22, 2022 at 8:30amillustration of page of paperAugust 18, 2022
    FEMA Announces Selections of FY21 Mitigation Grant Programs to Make Communities More Resilient, New York and New Jersey IncludedOn Monday, Aug. 1, Vice President Kamala Harris and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections and status of subapplications of its Fiscal Year 2021 pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant programs, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA).illustration of page of paperAugust 3, 2022
    Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Extreme Weather EventsWASHINGTON—Today, Vice President Kamala Harris, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections for $1.16 billion in climate resilience funding through two competitive grant programs to help communities across the nation enhance climate and disaster resiliency.illustration of page of paperAugust 1, 2022
    FEMA, USDA and DOI Jointly Establish New Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management CommissionThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and FEMA today announced the establishment of a Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.illustration of page of paperDecember 17, 2021
  
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Emergency Management in a Changing Climate



The challenges posed by climate change, such as more intense storms, frequent heavy precipitation, heat waves, drought, extreme flooding and higher sea levels could significantly alter the types and magnitudes of hazards faced by communities and the emergency management professionals serving them. Emergency managers should adapt to the impacts of climate change.



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NFIP’s Community Rating System (CRS) GuidanceThreat and Hazard Identification and Risk AssessmentNational Risk Index for Natural HazardsIntegrating Sustainability into RecoveryIntegrating Mitigation into RecoveryClimate.govUS Global Change Research ProgramEPA Stormwater CalculatorUS Climate Resilience ToolkitNASA Climate ResourcesDOE Climate Change Science and InnovationHHS SustainabilityClimate Data at data.gov



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National Climate Assessment 2018National Mitigation Investment StrategyHazard Mitigation AssistanceBuilding SciencePrepTalksRisk Mapping, Assessment and PlanningTechnical Mapping Advisory CouncilFederal Flood Risk Management StandardCoastal Flood RisksPlanning for Future ConditionsPlanificación para condiciones futurasBuilding Community Resilience with Nature-based SolutionsEnvironmental and Historic PreservationClimate Change Research (EPA)Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center - ARC-X (EPA)



Strategy and Policy



Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate CrisisExecutive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad



Memo 2021-02839: Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence Based PolicymakingExecutive Order 14007: the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
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