In partnership with national experts in climate migration, housing buyouts, and climate adaptation, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities.
Meet the Experts: Kelly Leilani Main, Buy-In Community Planning | Kristin Marcell, Climigration Network | Anna Weber, Natural Resources Defense Council | Linda Shi, Cornell University | Maggie Osthues, Climigration Network | Shameika Hanson, The Nature Conservancy | A.R. Siders, University of Delaware | Matthijs Bouw, ONE Architecture | Amy Chester, Rebuild by Design | Johanna Lawton, Rebuild by Design.
Explore the recommendations on:
- Program Design
- Program Implementation
- Re-Housing Support
- Integration of Buyouts into Local Planning
- Evaluation, Assessment, and Monitoring
These recommendations were developed in response to the passage of the 2022 $4.2B New York State Environmental Bond Act, which stipulates the creation of a dedicated state buyout program. They are intended to serve as both a compilation of best practices and reference points for buyout and climate relocation programs in general, and to identify opportunities for a NYS-funded buyout program to improve upon existing post-disaster buyout programs.
