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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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      FEMA Releases the Resources for Climate Resilience
The FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience assists FEMA’s state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners in navigating the FEMA resources that are available to support communities in adapting to the impacts of climate change and build resilience.



The document offers a description of available FEMA resources communities can use to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the adverse impacts of climate change.



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    Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide
The impacts of climate change are being felt today in communities across the country and increasingly test our resilience. Exercises provide a method for participants to visualize a future that is outside their direct experience and evaluate options for constructive action to adapt to climate changes already occurring and those to come. The Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide is a “one-stop–shop" for any jurisdiction or organization looking to conduct a climate-focused exercise.
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      Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3 Billion in Project Selections to Help Communities Build Resilience to Climate Change and Extreme Weather EventsToday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu announced the project selections for nearly $3 billion in climate resilience funding as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics.illustration of page of paperAugust 28, 2023
    FEMA Awards $50 million in BRIC Grants to Fund Resiliency Projects in PA and VAThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing more than $50 million in funding for two flood mitigation projects - one in Philadelphia and one in Virginia Beach. This funding comes from the Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) grant program and was awarded to the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia on Monday.illustration of page of paperAugust 23, 2023
    Investing in America: FEMA Administrator Highlights Climate Resilient Infrastructure Investments Provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure LawIn support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to Michigan to discuss critical infrastructure investments FEMA is making to make communities more resilient to climate-fueled disasters. Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FEMA was provided with nearly $7 billion to help communities reduce disaster loss and suffering by helping them build with resilience.illustration of page of paperJune 30, 2023
    FEMA Announces First #SummerReady Extreme Heat Campaign to Promote Preparedness and Resilience This SummerOn the first day of summer, and for the first time in FEMA history, the agency’s Ready Campaign announced its "#SummerReady" campaign to help promote preparedness and resilience against extreme heat events throughout the Summer. The announcement includes the launch of FEMA’s official #SummerReady website, which provides extreme heat safety tips for individuals, as well as helpful information and graphics for media and other stakeholders.illustration of page of paperJune 21, 2023
    Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $160 Million to Build Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide, Including Over $50 Million for Tribal NationsAs part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, FEMA is announcing $160 million in additional funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, local communities, tribes, territories and the District of Columbia to build climate and disaster resiliency, including the selection of more than 400 resilience projects and activities.illustration of page of paperMay 19, 2023
    FEMA Holds its First Water SummitFEMA Holds its First Water Summit. During the event, solutions to address water access throughout the island will be presented.illustration of page of paperApril 25, 2023
    Nature-Based Solutions for a Resilient RecoveryLocal experts work mitigation strategies with the support of FEMA allocationsillustration of page of paperApril 22, 2023
    Biden-Harris Administration Expands Assistance to Boost Climate Resilience and Support Communities Using Low-Carbon MaterialsAs part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in America and climate resilience, FEMA announced today that it will make grant funds available to communities for low-carbon materials used in disaster recovery and climate resilience projects. States, tribes, territories and local communities will now have more access to cleaner building materials through eligible FEMA programs to rebuild from disasters or become more resilient to climate change.illustration of page of paperMarch 28, 2023
    FEMA Releases Updated Guide to Help Communities with Resilience Grants ProcessFEMA released an updated and consolidated guidance to help grant applicants successfully navigate our mitigation grant programs to enhance climate resiliency.illustration of page of paperMarch 23, 2023
    FEMA Addresses Flood Risks in 25 MunicipalitiesAccording to the Puerto Rico Planning Board, floods on the island represent billions in losses and put at risk some 200,000 residences located in flood-prone areas. To reduce the effects of these natural events, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is working on 35 projects with an investment of $122 million.illustration of page of paperMarch 16, 2023
  
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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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