Join NRDC, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Rebuild by Design, Urban Ocean Lab, and the Waterfront Alliance for an event during Climate Week NYC 2026. Tuesday September 22, 2026 2:30–5:00 p.m. This event will feature how nonprofit organizations, philanthropic partners, and community leaders can work collaboratively to support locally driven disaster solutions and create
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What does it mean to call a floodplain home? 🌊 Join us during Climate Week NYC on September 21 for an honest conversation about safety, affordability, and the future of housing on our city’s most vulnerable edges. Featuring speakers: • Roger Gendron, President, New Hamilton Beach Civic Association • Emily Goldstein, Director of Advocacy and
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The Rainproof NYC Flood Map documents where New Yorkers experience flooding, adding community knowledge to official flood data.
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Across Appalachia, many states are navigating the difficult reality of recovering from disasters while preparing for the next one. Increasingly frequent and severe storms are straining local capacity and highlighting the urgent need for stronger disaster recovery frameworks, improved flood mitigation strategies, and state led funding pathways. This event brings together regional leaders and advocacy
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New report by Rebuild by Design and the New York State Adaptation Practitioners Network finds the scale of investment needed for climate adaptation in New York State exceeds $519 billion.
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Canadians now experience climate change-amplified disasters, such as floods, fires, and extreme heat. Networks of laws and regulation, unbeknownst to researchers in most disciplines as well as much of the public, play a role in shaping what information about climate disaster impacts is produced, shared, kept confidential, and used by Canadian governments. Our article offers
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Join us for a conversation with Melissa Miles on why investing in NJ’s infrastructure is essential to building safer, healthier, and more just communities, and learn how NJEJA is advancing this work across the state. When: May 13th, 1-2pm Where: Virtual Event Recording HERE>>
Join us on May 20th to celebrate 10 extraordinary partners taking local action to “rainproof” their communities.
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Communities across Massachusetts face escalating challenges from increasing weather events: more frequent flooding, extreme heat, rising sea levels, and increasingly intense nor’easters. These events threaten communities, infrastructure, and the economy—cutting across political, socioeconomic, and geographic boundaries. Join us on March 4 to hear from Katherine Antos, Undersecretary for Decarbonization and Resilience and Mia Mansfield, Assistant
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The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), designed to combat the economic effects of redlining, has long supported investments in affordable housing, small businesses, and community development, but its potential for addressing extreme weather challenges is underutilized. Rebuild by Design created a CRA Community Guide and a CRA Bank Guide to educate banks and community-based organizations on how to work
LEVERAGING CRA FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE INFRASTRUCTURE Read More »
