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NHMA Members Update! April 10, 2021

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Members Update!

April 10, 2021

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Open Recruitment: Section Chief/Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officer: Texas Division of Emergency Management (Austin, Texas)
Application Closing Date: Unknown

Job Opening Announcement: Mitigation Unit Manager – SHMO, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Application Closing Date: Unknown

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FEMA Webinar: Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool updates – Webinar #1: April 13, 2021 @ 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

FEMA GO Quarterly Status Briefing – April 14 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern Time

FEMA Webinar: Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool updates – Webinar #2: April 15, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

NHMA Webinar: National Mitigation Investment Strategy Webinar – Presented by Jamie Leigh Price, FEMA Mitigation Investment Lead – April 26, 2021 @ 1:00 pm Eastern Time

Region 3 Coffee Break Webinar: Exploring Approaches to Plan Integration – May 5, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Upcoming Region 3 Coffee Break Webinar: Identifying Technical Assistance Opportunities and Resources – July 15, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Additional upcoming events can be viewed on the NHMA Calendar.

NEW POSTS on the NHMA WEBSITE:

CTP Collaboration Monthly (April 2021)

NIMS Alert 09-21:FEMA Releases Updates to Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool

READS OF INTEREST:

Regional Water Security

by Robert C. Brears
March 2021
Published by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 978-1-119-66112-2

Description:

Regional Water Security provides new research on policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and green infrastructure (GI) in managing water resources across regions sustainably. In particular, with regional water security around the world at risk from climatic and non-climatic challenges impacting water quantity and water quality, this book, in addition to providing examples of demand management and GI being implemented in various locations globally, contains in-depth case studies that illustrate how regions, of differing climates, lifestyles, and income levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and GI to achieve regional water security for humans while protecting and restoring the natural environment.

Regional Water Security will be of interest to regional water resource managers, town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies, and organizations as well as environmental NGOs, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students.

also by Robert C. Brears:

Water Resources Management
Innovative and Green Solutions

In: The Gruyter STEM
The Gruyter | 2021
TWO: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110685640

Description:

Water resource management consists of planning, developing, distributing and managing the available water resources. With increasing urbanization, optimized water management becomes more demanding. This book presents innovative solutions for present as well as future challenges we are facing in water conservation, recycling and reuse.

  • Provides a green perspective on how water is and can used today.
  • Gives a perspective on the challenges for the future.
  • Written by a well-known expert in the field of water management.

Author information: Robert C. Brears, Our Future Water, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The NHMA Members Update! is a monthly bulletin of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association offering a snapshot of the latest news, events, activities, and commentary in the realm of hazard mitigation to its members. If you have any questions or believe you are receiving this bulletin in error, please contact us at nathazma@gmail.com to unsubscribe from this list.

The NHMA is a member supported 501(c)(3) educational & charitable organization composed of mitigation professionals working to promote risk reduction and mitigation and reduce the consequences of natural events, especially among the most vulnerable populations in our communities.

For more information or to become a member of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association, visit our website at: www.nhma.info/

Natural Hazard Mitigation Association
P.O. Box 170984
Boston, MA 02117
Email: nathazma@gmail.com

NHMA Members Update! March 20, 2021

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Members Update!
March 20, 2021

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Post-Doc/Researcher on Post-Flood Recovery & Flood Resilience –
Due Date:  March 25, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Free Webinar: FEMA Risk Assessment Webinar: March 24, 2021 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Free Webinar: Introduction to ASCE/SEI 41, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings – March 31, 2021 @ 12:00-1:30 p.m. Pacific Time

Additional upcoming events can be viewed on the NHMA Calendar

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

CTP Collaboration Monthly Call for Articles (due April 2, 2021)

ARTICLES OF INTEREST:

Homeland Security Emergency Management Center of Excellence Blog 3/12/21 – Featuring an Article by Jim Mullen, NHMA Board Member: A Retrievable Legacy for Disaster Mitigation, March 12, 2021

FEMA Updates Policy on Medical Care Eligible for Public Assistance

NEW TO THE NHMA WEBSITE:

New FEMA Resources added to the NHMA Resources Page.

RECOMMENDED READING:

2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers has just issued the Infrastructure Report Card for the United States; it gives the U.S. a C-.  There are 18 categories examined; Hazards people may be especially interested in the categories: dams; drinking water; inland waterways; levees; and stormwater.

This assessment is quality work, thoroughly referenced, and very well written.  The chapters are not very long, and it is highly recommended along with the report card for states of interest to you. They are linked from the home page at: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/

ADDITIONAL – OF INTEREST:

Some comments by Dr. John Wiener, NHMA Board Member, on
NOAA forecasts and outlook for Spring and beyond:

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=2

https://www.weather.gov/arx/2021SpringFloodOutlook – Unfortunately, the near normal flood forecast is subject to precipitation changes; the hurricane season may affect outcomes.

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/two_class.php
–  “These are the long-lead predictions, and they are EXPERIMENTAL, so the interpretation is not simple; and this work is evolving.  It may be informative to look at the sequences of changes – these may be imperfect predictions, but they are highly-skilled work products showing how best-available information indicates sequences.

“NCAR may issue some interpretations, but I don’t know.  My thin knowledge of these forecasts and predictions is long out of date, as my interests shifted when other issues seem(ed) more urgent.  SO… The shorter-term forecasts may be more reliable, and the drought forecasts are widely observed. 

“Hoping the NCAR supporters of Rising Voices can send much better understanding.”

 

The NHMA Members Update! is a monthly bulletin of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association offering a snapshot of the latest news, events, activities, and commentary in the realm of hazard mitigation to its members. If you have any questions or believe you are receiving this bulletin in error, please contact us at nathazma@gmail.com to unsubscribe from this list.

The NHMA is a member supported 501(c)(3) educational & charitable organization composed of mitigation professionals working to promote risk reduction and mitigation and reduce the consequences of natural events, especially among the most vulnerable populations in our communities.

For more information or to become a member of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association, visit our website at: www.nhma.info/

Natural Hazard Mitigation Association
P.O. Box 170984
Boston, MA 02117
Email: nathazma@gmail.com

 

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