BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Training Designed For Local Leaders
With extreme weather events striking with more frequency and intensity, the need for proactive governance is critical. By equipping local leaders with tailored insights and resources, we aim to reduce the human, environmental and financial costs of these escalating threats, fostering more resilient and better prepared communities across the state.
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Texas Faces a Rising Number of Costly Weather Events
In Texas, over 1,220 cities, towns and villages across 254 counties are on the frontlines responding to extreme weather impacts. Recent decades have seen a significant increase in billion-dollar weather disasters in the state. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), between 1980 and mid-June 2024, Texas was impacted by 179 weather-related disasters exceeding one billion dollars in damages. The escalating frequency and complexity of these events are straining resources, making it essential to take a proactive approach. It is urgent to provide local leaders with tools to enhance community resilience.
Communities are facing the threats of intense and frequent:
Extreme Heat
Wildfire
Flooding
Severe Storms
Drought
Ice & Blizzards
Develop resiliency blueprints tailored to your community’s unique needs
Hazard Specific Trainings
We cultivate year-round learning through hands-on training, collaborative workshops and informative webinars. Our goal is to enhance understanding of the science, policy, planning and strategies needed to make your communities more resilient against the impacts of extreme weather.
Resource Navigation & Technical Support
We are committed to connecting you with state, federal and philanthropic opportunities. This enables you to transform the knowledge gained from hazard-specific trainings into actionable plans. New initiatives require funding and resources; we are here to support you throughout the process.
Making Connections
We believe in the power of community to build resilience. As a Policy Implementation Hub, we connect you with peers across Texas who face similar challenges, academics for technical expertise and experts across various fields. The network helps ignite new ideas and provide support to serve your community better.
Applied Research Projects
We have a team of dedicated and passionate scientists, policy specialists and local experts who are eager to collaborate with you on transformative projects. The research will provide evidence-based solutions to enhance resilience and adaptability in your community.
Leaders We Serve
We invite resiliency stewards to join us in helping local communities prepare, withstand, recover and thrive in the face of increasing extreme weather events.
Local and Regional Governments
Non-Profits and Religious Groups
Utilities and Local Businesses
Who We Are
Jacquie Moss
Oriana Lopez
Contact Us
512-471-2064
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