Community members from the Mid-East Commission and the Upper Coastal Plain Council of government regions are invited to attend an online public workshop to discuss and identify locations that are subject to damage or loss due to climate hazards.
The Mid-East Commission includes Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt counties while the Upper Coastal Plain Council includes Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson counties.
There is also a workshop for communities within the Eastern Carolina Council of Government regions. That region includes Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne counties.
Workshop attendees will also be provided an opportunity to share personal experiences with disaster preparedness and recovery.
An initiative of the Regional Resilience Portfolio Program, the workshop is an opportunity for residents to provide direct input on the development of a regional vulnerability assessment.
The assessment will be released for public comment before it is finalized and used to create a portfolio of priority community resiliency projects.
The Regional Resilience Portfolio Program is a component of the larger Regions Innovating for Strong Economies & Environment Program. RISE is a partnership between the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency and North Carolina Rural Center, in collaboration with the North Carolina Councils of Governments.
Mid-East Commission Region Public Workshops
April 14: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for online meeting.
April 23: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for online and in-person meeting
To register visit this link
Deadline: Today
Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments Region Public Workshops
April 14: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for online meeting
Register at this link
April 14: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for online meeting
Register at this link
RISE is funded by a $1.1 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant, with support from both NCORR and the Rural Center.
The Duke Energy Foundation has committed $600,000 to offer Accelerator Grants to the regions for priority projects identified as an outcome of the program.
