Mar 23, 2023
Equitable Engagement with Underserved Communities: Webinar on State & Local Mitigation Planning Guidance & Research
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s updated State and Local Mitigation Planning Policy guides are in effect as of April 2023. Among other changes, this guidance requires a more systematic focus on reducing disaster risk among communities that are disadvantaged and socially, economically, or civically underserved. These recent policy changes call for greater community engagement in the planning process and more robust use of social vulnerability indicators in risk assessments for floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other hazards.
