Helping your residents understand their risks is a key part of making your community safe.
If local officials are unaware of the extent of their risk or what they can do about it, they cannot make the best possible decisions. The same holds true for citizens (whose votes may be needed for zoning changes and budget increases aimed at improving a community’s safety), and visitors who need to know how to prepare for and respond to a major hazard event.
Here in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (NHCAW) leads the charge to help community decision makers become more comfortable with discussing and implementing adaptation and hazard mitigation strategies. Find more information on what NHCAW is working on here.
See the links below for more training and outreach information and resources.
