From Policy to Action: How Hazard Mitigation and Water Resource Planning Flow Together

Discover the power of collaboration.
Mitigation planning and water resource programs share common goals. However, they often exist in silos. By integrating program efforts, you can build resilience. When planners and water resource managers work together, they can advance community priorities, reduce disaster risk and safeguard vital water resources.
Mitigation and water resource planning can flow together in many ways. Knowing when and where to coordinate is crucial. This webinar will help you navigate the challenges and opportunities of cross-sector planning. Hear about two separate efforts, their benefits within a community and how to streamline work and create cost-effective solutions.
Learn about a watershed approach used in Iowa to reduce flooding. Learn about work in Kentucky where the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) has integrated green infrastructure into flood mitigation projects.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
4:36 Shubha Shrivastava
Shubha Shrivastava is a Mitigation Planner with FEMA’s National Mitigation Planning Program. Shubha will discuss how integrating water resources and hazard mitigation planning can lead to more resilient communities, through actions like nature-based solutions.
21:19 Jim Marwedel
Jim Marwedel is a state hazard mitigation planner with the State of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department, where he has worked since 2008. Jim will provide an overview of a watershed approach to flood reduction and what the benefits are. He will share lessons learned in Iowa, including this approach can be effective, and how state and federal agencies can help communities identify effective projects and move from planning to implementation.
47:32 Lori Rafferty
Lori Rafferty is a professional engineer and certified floodplain manager. She has worked in the engineering field for over 20 years, working at the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District since 2004. Lori will discuss how the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District has integrated green infrastructure into flood mitigation projects, including completed projects and projects still in the planning or design phases. 
1:19:42 Resources and Contacts