News from Resilient Virginia
Rural Resiliency Forum Set for October 23
Register now for the Rural Resiliency Forum, October 23, 2018 at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia.
The Resilient Virginia Rural Resiliency Forum’s goal is to bring together public, private, and university stakeholders who are interested in improving the resiliency and prosperity of rural areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Anticipated outcomes of the forum include:
- Improved collaboration and program coordination by community leaders, state and federal administrators, businesses, private landowners, and ... Read more…
Utilities of the Future: October 4 at the Edison Electric Institute
Register now for Utilities of the Future: How to Modernize the Grid and Decarbonize Our Energy System, the 3rd Resilient Virginia and Leaders in Energy Educational Forum.New technologies and policies are leading to substantial changes in the energy sector. How can the Utilities of the Future be a key driver in decarbonizing our energy system? How will the future electric grid enable customers to change how they purchase and ... Read more…
Resilient Virginia News: August 2018
Save the Date for the Rural Resiliency Forum: October 23, 2018…. Reflections on the 2018 Resilient Virginia’s Annual Meeting…. 2018 PrepareAthon at the Science Museum of Virginia, more.
Read more…Reflections on the 2018 Resilient Virginia Annual Meeting
Resilient Virginia invited its members and various stakeholders to the 2018 Resilient Virginia Annual Meeting and launched the featured topic for the upcoming year, “Resiliency and the Rural/Urban Interface.”
Read more…PrepareAthon at Science Museum of Virginia August 25
Join the Science Museum of Virginia on August 25, 2018 for PrepareAthon, a free festival that teaches the community how to be more resilient when disaster strikes.
Read more…Resilient Virginia News: June 2018
Resilient Virginia: Priorities and Approaches in the Next Four Years; Resiliency Explained: Interview of Annette Osso, Managing Director, Resilient Virginia by Virginia Delegate Ken Plum; Global Cooperation for a Better World: Taking Action at the City and Local Level; USGBC Virginia and Resilient Virginia Offer Resiliency Education Series; GoGreen Virginia: Your Local Government’s Guidepost to Sustainability and Resiliency; Resilience Events Calendar
Read more…Resilient Virginia Supports These Summer Resiliency Events
Resilient Virginia is teaming with groups around the Commonwealth to offer events this summer. June 8: Green Leaders for Local Impact Retreat; June 12: Community and Building Resilience; July 17: Collaborations on Flooding Adaptation; July 19: Resilient Virginia Annual Meeting; August 25: PrepareAthon at Science Museum of Virginia.
Read more…Resilient Virginia Co-hosts Three Early Spring Events
Resilient Virginia co-hosts three events in March and April
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– March 19: The Envision Rating System for Sustainable Infrastructure and the City of Roanoke
– April 3: Your Home: Cool, Dry and Green
– April 14: Arlington Home Show and Garden ExpoResilient Virginia News: March 2018
Sea Level Rise Preparedness: An Intergovernmental Pilot Project as a Blueprint for Community Resiliency; Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming; KidWind Challenges: The Best Program You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!; Don’t Just Talk About Backup Power from Your Electric Car — Make It Happen!; more.
Read more…Sea Level Rise Preparedness: An Intergovernmental Pilot Project as a Blueprint for Community Resiliency
The Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness and Resilience Intergovernmental Pilot Project (IPP) (convened by Old Dominion University and launched in June 2014) was one of four National Security Council pilots and three Department of Defense pilots established to prepare the United States for the impacts of a changing climate.
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