Integrating Economic Development and Hazard Mitigation Planning
During this webinar, planning professionals from EDDs in Kentucky and federal partners at EDA and FEMA:
Share concrete examples how EDDs can integrate plans and ease plan “silo-ing” at the EDD departmental level
Display how an EDD can move beyond the disaster-build-disaster-build cycle of hazard mitigation planning in their region
Showcase the value of region-led resilience planning
Feature resources and opportunities to support EDDs in CEDS planning and implementation and hazard mitigation planning
Speakers
Jenny Burmester, National Mitigation Planning and Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Naomi Friedman, National Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Coordinator, Economic Development Administration
Emily Hathcock, Associate Director of Planning, Barren River Area Development District (KY)
Colie Smith, Regional Resiliency Coordinator and Economic Development Specialist, Green River Area Development District (KY)
Andrew Coker, Regional Development Researcher, NADO Research Foundation (moderator)
This webinar is offered through the NADO Research Foundation's Economic Development District Community of Practice (EDD CoP), funded by US EDA. To learn more about this effort to build capacity across the national network of EDDs, visit: www.nado.org/EDDCoP.