NGA defines resilience as the ability to withstand disasters better, respond and recover more quickly, and excel under new conditions.
Governors increasingly face a host of human and natural disasters that threaten the viability of energy, water, transportation and other infrastructure assets that are critical to our way of life. Those disasters include severe storms, wildfires, droughts, inland flooding as well as diverse terrorism and cyber threats and chronic stressors such as poverty, disease, hunger, and violence. The impacts of these threats can be measured economically.
Incorporating resilience into emergency planning, infrastructure systems, and the built environment presents the opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities to future threats, mitigate the impacts of disasters, and lower the cost and effort needed to respond to and recover from disasters.
Resources
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
STATE RESOURCE CENTER ON ENERGY SECURITY
Creating Water Resilience: State Regulations for Water Reuse and Recycling
NGA 2020 Winter Meeting
State Strategies to Improve Energy Resilience through Distributed Technologies
Infrastructure Stakeholder Summit II: Strengthening Security and Resiliency: Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure
NGA Issues Recommendations to Help States Prepare for and Recover From Disasters
Housing Resilience: Best Practices for States on Resilient Planning & Recovery
Retreat on Improving Energy Resilience in the State of Oregon
