Resilient and Sustainable Communities League (RASCL)
RASCL Coffee Hour September 2020
Mon, September 28, 2020 - 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rascl-coffee-hour-september-2020-tickets-119106359327
Registration is required to attend this webinar. Registration will close at 6 pm on September 26th. Call-in and viewing information will be sent out the week of the webinar.
When: Monday, September 28th 9:30 am -11:00 am.
Who: Municipal staff, council members, public works staff, emergency management personnel, coastal community members, consultants, engineers, state representatives, and state agencies
About this Event
The RASCL Coffee Hours are going virtual! Join RASCL members and local experts to hear about FEMA's new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and updates to DNREC's Flood Planning Tool.
FEMA's new BRIC program revamps the old pre-disaster mitigation assistance program with a new emphasis on capacity-building, project scoping efforts, better building codes, and factoring “community lifelines” in planning. Karen Montes-Berrios (DEMA) will provide an overview of BRIC and describe the Notice of Funding Opportunity, which opens September 30th.
DNREC has recently updated their Flood Planning Tool and Gina Tonn (DNREC) will provide an overview and demonstration. Gina will also discuss other available online tools and resources for planning.
2020 RASCL Summit
https://www.derascl.org/summit
Each year, RASCL hosts a statewide summit that brings together resilience practitioners, elected officials, government agencies, and community members to discuss the issues that matter to Delawareans.
The 2020 Summit is going virtual this year! The summit theme is Expect the Unexpected: Planning with Uncertainty. Dates and times will be finalized soon for virtual panel sessions, which will all take place in December. Check back soon for updated information.
Delaware’s Climate Action Plan: The First State’s Future
The state is hosting a series of four virtual workshops from September 15 to October 1 on Delaware’s Climate Action Plan.
To participate, you must register first at https://declimateplan.org/registration/
Workshop #1 – Minimizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (VIEW AGENDA)
Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
orSept. 17, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
(Content will be identical to the Sept. 15 workshop)
Workshop #2 – Maximizing Resilience to Sea Level Rise
Sept. 24, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Workshop #3 – Maximizing Resilience to Increased Temperatures
Sept. 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Workshop #4 – Maximizing Resilience to Heavy Precipitation and Flooding
Oct. 1, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Hundreds attend sustainability summit in Dover
Annual RASCL conference focuses on rising seas, groundwater
Dec. 2, 2019 - Sage Kelley
https://www.capegazette.com/article/hundreds-attend-sustainability-summit-dover/192987
According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 90 percent of waterways in Delaware are impaired, meaning the water contains at least one pollutant at a level that prohibits the waterway from meeting quality standards for drinking, fishing, and other recreational activities.
According to RASCL, more than 3,500 building permits were issued between 2013 and 2018. Delaware is booming, but construction is also restricting wildlife and diminishing water quality.
Preserving the natural landscape can help keep the water clean. Kristen Travers, Watershed Stewardship team leader for Delaware Nature Society, said “Forests and wetlands are like the kidneys of our landscape, filtering out toxins. This is why they’re so important.”
"Groundwater flooding will happen before seawater. These floods will last wees to months," McKenna Said.