Accelerating resiliency planning in communities across the Commonwealth
Read the latest on what we’re doing in Lynchburg with the Lynchburg Rising project
Resilience resources for community leaders
Flooding resources for Lynchburg community members
A new project, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice and led by Resilient Virginia, has started up this summer to assist historically underserved people in flood prone neighborhoods of Lynchburg.
Annual Meeting Recap; Environmental Justice in Lynchburg; Preparing to Work in the Adaptation Field; Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy – We Need Your Input; Albemarle County Publishes Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment; RGGI Delivers Benefits to Address Flooding and Reduce Costs for Low-income Families; Was it Really ‘all hands on deck’ for Rural Virginia?; Randolph Solar Granted Land Use Permit; more.
We are dedicated to pushing resiliency initiatives forward in all Virginia communities, both rural and urban. Learn about how you can support our work.
Resilient Virginia intern, Sara Moreno, discusses her experiences that are preparing her for work in the sustainability and adaptation field.
Resilient Virginia partnered with University of Virginia’s Environmental Resilience Institute to host a group of student interns during. These students identified resiliency language integrated in existing Comprehensive Plans, Hazard Mitigation Plans, and Master Plans from communities across Virginia and one in New Hampshire.
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Phase Two: Goals, Objectives, and 'Planning Toolkits' In Phase One we used input from community memb...resilientvirginia.org
2022 Year in Review; VADOT Resilience Plan; Climate-Proof Towns; Community Flood Preparedness Fund G...The SAFE Summit will convene top government officials, business leaders, and other stakeholders from the United States and allied nations to address the challenges to achieving secure and reliable supply chains in the transportation…
Join the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, U.S. Forest Service, and the United South and Eastern Tribes for our upcoming 2 day virtual workshop titled "Introduction to…
The 33rd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium is the Commonwealthâs premier environmental conference which brings together environmental professionals throughout Virginia from all sectors: government, non-profits, academia, and industry. Their joint efforts create better results…
2022 Year in Review; VADOT Resilience Plan; Climate-Proof Towns; Community Flood Preparedness Fund Grant Awards; Economic Development Funding; Events; more.
For Resilient Virginia, 2022 was a year of community action, environmental justice, preparedness, and organizational growth.
On December 15th, local and regional speakers will provide information about resilience hub initiatives and their benefit for community safety when disasters occur. This final Fall Resiliency Academy session is especially relevant for our communities as we deal with increased disruption from more frequent severe weather, flooding, and power outages.
