Accelerating resiliency planning in communities across the Commonwealth
We chose to focus this year’s Resilient Virginia Conference on the numerous economic opportunities that currently exist for building community resilience in the state. Let’s be clear – businesses and communities will increasingly face risks in infrastructure damage, supply chain disruptions, and the toll on workers. However, by taking advantage of economic opportunities, they can begin to address the risks they are facing.
Resilience, Reality, and a Student’s Perspective – A student’s thoughts on the 2023 Resilient Virginia Conference: Economic Opportunities for Community Resilience
In 2022 and 2023, the Lynchburg Rising project, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice , engaged historically disinvested neighborhoods in the City, which are disproportionately impacted by these hazards, to better understand their risks and to develop community capacity to address them.
In this report, we look at the attributes of a resilient community, the various approaches Virginia communities have taken to build resilience, and how we can work together to become more resilient.
A community is more than just homes, stores, roads, and sidewalks. It is also the people inhabiting that space and it is defined by their social relationships, culture, economic and governance structures, and shared activities and memories. This report from the Post Carbon Institute looks at 6 foundations for building long-lasting community resilience. It approaches resilience building as an on-going process and not as an end goal.
This report reviews the rising toll of billion-dollar disasters over the last forty years and provides insight into how these disasters are compounded by other extreme weather events.
This report from the International Economic Development Council introduces the topic of climate change and its impact on economic development.
Back to Lynchburg Rising Meeting Notes Community Members Safety and Other Concerns Many sidewalks need to be fixed. When it rains, the sidewalks flood and
There is no question that our communities are experiencing the impacts of change – change in climate; population shifts; technological advancements; displaced economies; to name a few. This coupled with aging infrastructure, lack of capacity to address these new challenges, and long-established inequities combine to reduce a community’s livelihood.
We chose to focus this year’s Resilient Virginia Conference on the numerous economic opportunities that currently exist for building community resilience in the state. Let’s be clear – businesses and communities will increasingly face risks in infrastructure damage, supply chain disruptions, and the toll on workers. However, by taking advantage of economic opportunities, they can begin to address the risks they are facing.
Resilience, Reality, and a Student’s Perspective – A student’s thoughts on the 2023 Resilient Virginia Conference: Economic Opportunities for Community Resilience
In 2022 and 2023, the Lynchburg Rising project, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice , engaged historically disinvested neighborhoods in the City, which are disproportionately impacted by these hazards, to better understand their risks and to develop community capacity to address them.
In this report, we look at the attributes of a resilient community, the various approaches Virginia communities have taken to build resilience, and how we can work together to become more resilient.
A community is more than just homes, stores, roads, and sidewalks. It is also the people inhabiting that space and it is defined by their social relationships, culture, economic and governance structures, and shared activities and memories. This report from the Post Carbon Institute looks at 6 foundations for building long-lasting community resilience. It approaches resilience building as an on-going process and not as an end goal.
This report reviews the rising toll of billion-dollar disasters over the last forty years and provides insight into how these disasters are compounded by other extreme weather events.
This report from the International Economic Development Council introduces the topic of climate change and its impact on economic development.
Back to Lynchburg Rising Meeting Notes Community Members Safety and Other Concerns Many sidewalks need to be fixed. When it rains, the sidewalks flood and
There is no question that our communities are experiencing the impacts of change – change in climate; population shifts; technological advancements; displaced economies; to name a few. This coupled with aging infrastructure, lack of capacity to address these new challenges, and long-established inequities combine to reduce a community’s livelihood.
In early 2025, the NOAA Office for Coastal Management released the Employment in Coastal Inundation Zones (ECIZ) Visualization Tool showing data on businesses in coastal hazard areas. The tool includes coastal hazard footprints for FEMA…
EPA invites EJ advocates to participate in its National EJ Community Engagement calls. The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an…
A multi-part virtual panel series focusing on extreme heat adaptation in indigenous communities. Regional-level Solutions panel is taking place on July 15, 2025.
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The 2025 Resilient Virginia Conference will deliver tools, information, and networking opportunities to help you build resilience and move your community forward.
The conference will include multiple opportunities for engagement via breakout sessions,…
While we’re saving the full reveal for later, here’s a sneak peek at the powerful topics and exciting experiences taking shape on this year’s Resilient Virginia Conference agenda.
We’re pleased to announce that Greg Steele, Virginia’s newly appointed Chief Resilience Officer, will deliver the opening plenary address at the 2025 Resilient Virginia Conference.
The Geos Institute plans to expand the Climate Ready America initiative into Virginia. As part of this effort, they are surveying local governments across the state to asses interest in establishing a Climate Innovation Center.
5 ways to take part in Resilient Virginia’s 6th biennial resilience conference
2025 Conference Set for July 23-24 … RVCA Launches Priority-Setting Workshops … Collaboration in Action … Resources and Funding … more.