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Building a Disaster Resilient Bay Area
ABAG and the 12-county Bay Area public, private-sector and non-profit organizations, and regional agencies and associations are collaborating on a Regional Disaster Resilience Initiative focusing on recovery from a major disaster or incident. While the region already has a robust and well-organized culture of disaster response and preparedness, recovery actions and responsibilities in the subsequent months, years, and decades is much less defined.
The emphasis of the Initiative is on reconstituting lifeline and critical infrastructures, businesses, government services, community institutions, housing and essential services that underpin the region’s economy and social fabric to ensure that the Bay Area rebuilds and reshapes its region in a proactive and sustainable way. This process, as we have seen in many recent disasters, can span many years, but anticipating post-disaster issues and taking action now that will expedite and support post-disaster recovery can work in concert with mitigation and disaster response to create a more resilient region.
Resilience Partners
Funding for the Initiative is provided by the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) and by private sector and other contributions.
