Coastowne’s Challenges – Destructive Seismic Event (6 to 10 months) Threat of storm surge and earthquakes – No Mitigation Plan/No Capacity to React Our Objectives Withstand Respond Thrive 1
Who’s Involved? 2 Office of Readiness and Resilience Community Network Team Public Input, Environmental Groups, Volunteer Groups Information Systems Team Private Sector, Existing Staff Policy Action Team Existing Staff, Decision- Makers
Community Network Team Identify and connect community leaders and key stakeholders Host stakeholder roundtable Organize community workshops Establish neighborhood emergency captains 3
Information Systems Team Mobilize digital resources 4 Digitally connect people and data Create a data centralization SWAT team Mobilize resources from the technology sector
Policy Action Team Anticipate and mitigate environmental and community risks Coordinate with State, Federal and neighborhood emergency response teams Develop policy responses and coordinate execution Plan for short-term and long-term sustainability 5
A Resilient Coastowne: WITHSTANDS environmental shocks by developing quick fixes to anticipate and mitigate risks RESPONDS to disaster effectively with rapid and robust communications systems THRIVES by evolving and adapting after a shock occurs; increasing community and environmental resiliency 6