National Adaptation Forum Extreme Weather Series – Resilience Hubs: A Collaborative Approach to Support Neighborhood-Based Resilience in Marginalized Communities

Session Three: Resilience Hubs: A Collaborative Approach to Support Neighborhood-Based Resilience in Marginalized Communities

Resilience Hubs are an opportunity for local governments and community-based partners to collaborate on building holistic neighborhood-based resilience, often centered in marginalized communities; the same communities that disproportionately face worse impacts from disruptions like extreme weather events, power outages, and public health crises like COVID-19. Resilience Hubs are well-trusted, community-serving facilities augmented to support residents, coordinate communication, distribute resources, and provide access to safe and reliable clean power 365 days a year. As communities nationwide face increasingly severe weather due to climate change and rising economic and public health challenges, Resilience Hubs are an approach to center implementation at the neighborhood level and increase and improve resilience before, during, and after disruptions.

This session will provide an overview of Resilience Hubs and dive into lessons learned from local governments that are actively working with their communities to develop Resilience Hubs.

Ann Arbor is looking to develop a Resilience Hub in each of the five wards of the city, with two already operational. Resilience Hubs three and four are currently in the engagement and design phase. Austin is working to pilot six Resilience Hubs in Austin’s Eastern Crescent, with plans to build a future network of Hubs to serve the greater community. By 2025, the team hopes to grow the network to 20 Hubs.

SPEAKERS:

• K. Baja, Director of Direct Support and Innovation, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)
• Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Director, City of Ann Arbor
• Marc Coudert, Climate Resilience and Adaptation Manager, City of Austin

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