CDM Smith’s Post

Yesterday's edition of Newsday featured my take on their recent editorial calling for policymakers to take regional approach to storm preparedness. I agreed with the Editorial Board's assessment, and argued that "...local elected officials must coordinate with state and federal agencies to secure funding and the policy mechanisms needed to harden key infrastructural systems and educate the public about the risks of these increasingly extreme weather patterns." While individual local efforts can play an important role, large-scale environmental issues such as water protection and storm prep transcend municipal boundaries. You can read the Letter to the Editor here: https://lnkd.in/dZaEJWCg You can read Newsboy's editorial on the issue here: https://lnkd.in/dxRJPE78 #environmentalpolicy #planning #regionalplanning #policy

This man has a crystal ball. Five days before we get hit with an epic rainstorm that took out roadways and parks, Richard Murdocco wrote a letter to the editor of Newsday calling on policy-makers to prepare for storms, not just hurricanes and blizzards but events like the one we experienced last night. I have frequently called on Richard for his expertise to comment on Long Island planning issues for articles I have written and I hope to be able to do some in the near future. #news #reporting #policy #longisland #publicpolicy #ccommunications #planning

Insights into mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on urban infrastructure and approaches to climate resilience.

With the impact of a changing climate, governments and communities are actively recognizing, understanding, and managing geohazard related risks. The Cambio platform manages information for stakeholders and tracks, evaluates, and manages the risks to these communities. The results then inform land use and mitigation planning, bylaw enforcement, emergency management, and asset management. Read our case study on managing geohazard risks for a rural community: https://bit.ly/3TCQwLY #climatechange #geohazard #geohazardmanagement #geotechnical #earthscience

Preparing For Disaster or Disclosure?

Why do we need Core Reporting Metrics? … With climate change and a legacy of fire suppression, forests and shrublands across California face increased risks of large high-severity fire events and type conversion, threatening the state’s wildlands, infrastructure, public health, and safety. These natural lands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and benefits to California. To comprehensively understand and communicate the impacts of projects and funding, it is important to evaluate the outcomes of work completed using a honed set of metrics that capture the breadth of services these systems provide. … Learn more and help us hone in on the selection of Core Reporting Metrics by watching our workshop video and taking the online survey by March 8. >> https://lnkd.in/gj46bhqQ … #WildfireTaskForce #TaskForceProgress #Wildfire

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With wildfire season underway, utilities have decisions to make. Defining the right mitigation measures and allocating resources strategically is critical — especially when considering legal risk. Explore these ideas and more in Exponent’s upcoming webinar, “Power Lines & Wildfires: Mitigate Enterprise Risks & Reduce Legal Exposure.” Join multidisciplinary experts Jonathan Glassman, Ph.D., P.E., CRE, CSQE; Ezra Jampole, Ph.D., P.E.; and Katherine Palmquist, Ph.D., with moderator Brian McDonald, Ph.D., S.E., F.ASCE, as they discuss how quantitative risk analysis can help utilities understand and address wildfire exposure at both the asset and system level.  Learn more and register: https://hubs.li/Q02BYGMs0 #Exponent #Event #Wildfires #Utilities #DataSciences #CivilEngineering #Ecology