2017 - Collaboration for Urban Flooding & Equity

With the goal of fostering more resilient communities, River Network launched the Urban Flooding and Equity for Vulnerable Communities Collaborative to support organizations working at the intersection of water, equity, and climate change. We provided funding, training, and networking support to organizations in Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon, and Rhode Island. This group of states is engaging community members in identifying and documenting instances of localized flooding, proposing community-informed and -led solutions, and moving local decision-makers to support solutions that advance equitable outcomes. 

 

Tackling the issue of urban flooding requires advocates to both name and directly address the disproportionate risks faced by communities made vulnerable by historic disinvestments. It is complex work. The members of the Collaborative generously contributed their wisdom and experience to help each other find new ways to approach their thorniest issues.”  

-Diana Toledo, River Network Leadership Development Director

 

Read more on this work in the April 2017 issue of River Voices.