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Climate-Ready Water Utilities webinar series to begin on January 23

Posted Wed, 2013/01/09 - 4:29pm by RCAP

On January 23, EPA's Climate-Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative will begin a new series of webinars on its tools and resources to help drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities understand and adapt to the impacts of climate change. These webinars will assist the water sector in developing a better understanding of climate change, managing impacts, and creating adaptation strategies.

Join FEMA's National Disaster-Preparedness Coalition

Posted Thu, 2012/10/11 - 9:15am by RCAP

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) invites you to  join its National Preparedness Coalition.

The National Preparedness Coalition Online Community is where FEMA connects and collaborates on emergency preparedness. Use it to empower yourself to prepare and to coordinate preparedness activities with your family, neighbors, co-workers, and those with whom you may study or worship.

Here are the top 5 reasons to join:

Climate-resilience evaluation and awareness tool training modules available online

Posted Wed, 2012/04/11 - 5:15pm by RCAP

Training modules for EPA's Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) software are now available for viewing or download. The CREAT software was developed under the agency's Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative, which provides drinking water, wastewater, and storm water utilities with practical tools, training, and technical assistance to confront climate change through climate-related risk assessment.