May 24 Webinar | Decreasing Flood Risk through Regional Collaborations: Lessons from the Field

This webinar took place May 24, 2023. 

Every year, flooding causes billions of dollars in damage across the U.S. with devastating losses for individuals, families, and communities. More frequent and intense flood events have emphasized the need for more funding and technical assistance to decrease flood risk and strengthen resilience. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and the Inflation Reduction Act will both provide billions of dollars for resilience projects, but rural local governments often lack the capacity and resources to access these funds, making it challenging for communities who need this assistance the most to benefit from it.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 11 AM CT/12 PM ET, please join Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) and Headwaters Economics for a webinar exploring these challenges and unveiling a new report that highlights ways that local governments and stakeholders in the Midwest are working together toward solutions. Specifically, GCC and Headwaters Economics have researched regional collaborations that bring together multiple governments and stakeholders to pool resources, access funds, and develop more holistic watershed-scale solutions to address flood mitigation and water quality issues. The upcoming webinar will share the findings of this research and the resulting final report, as well as feature conversations with some of the local and regional leaders highlighted in the case studies. Register for the webinar here.

The webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required. Please contact climate@georgetown.edu by May 14 for requests related to disability accommodations.

Image credits: Bryan Rupar (top); Wisconsin Watershed Alliance (above, right)