Engineers have done the research, the after action reviews, the damage surveys, etc. and thanks to their efforts, the construction industry is building in a way that reduces risk in a changing climate. Yet we continue to see the socially vulnerable struggle with access to the resources needed to mitigate disasters related to wind (tropical, synoptic and convective), excessive precipitation, heat/cold, storm surge, drought and wildfires.

Communities and individual populations do not have equitable abilities to mitigate disasters and often rely on government, faith and community based organizations for assistance. From how to communicate basic education on building codes and what to look for when buying a home to entire communities rebuilding after disaster, this session could look at all aspects that our engineering community is hoping to convey through those of us in the weather, water and climate enterprise.

This session will be a panel discussion on a specific weather event (to be identified as this year progresses) that includes invited specialists who are working towards improving how communities increase resilience to severe hydrometeorological events.

This session is designed to showcase how partners in the academic, public and private sectors help contribute to a Weather Ready Nation through structural, industrial and mechanical engineering practices with new research, policies and technologies and opportunities to partner with government and organizations with a goal of creating more resilient communities.

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