Announcements
General Announcements:
The CAFM Fall 2018 Newsletter has arrived!
The Connecticut Association of Flood Managers will convene its fifth Annual Conference and Meeting at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, CT on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. We invite you to share your experiences as municipal and state officials, industry leaders, consultants, and other interested parties to promote a more flood-resilient Connecticut. Please see our events page for more details!
CIRCA is seeking applicants for new positions related to Connecticut Resilience Planning! These include Assistant Director of Research, Data Analyst/Programmer, and Research Associate positions. Job postings can be viewed through this link. For confidential inquiries or additional information, please contact Lauren.yaworsky@uconn.edu.
CAFM Floodplain Management Trainings:
None scheduled at this time.
Other Floodplain Management Trainings:
Additional scheduled trainings by other agencies are listed below. Please follow the links and contact these entities directly to attend. For CRS, PDM, and STARR webinars, click the link and then the “Upcoming” tab to navigate the list on the WebEx page.
October
CRS Webinar Series: Preparing an Annual Recertification – October 16, 2018
AWRA Webinar: Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Improve Water Management – October 17, 2018
CRS Webinar Series: Developing a CRS Program for Public Information (PPI) – October 17, 2018
PDM Webinar: Project Grant Applications – October 17, 2018
CAFM 5th Annual Conference – October 24, 2018 in Bridgeport, CT
PDM Webinar: Planning Grant Applications – October 24, 2018
PDM Webinar: Advanced Assistance Applications – October 31, 2018
November
PDM Webinar: eGrants Introduction – November 7, 2018
Massachusetts Association for Floodplain Management (massFM) Kickoff Event – November 8, 2018 in Norwood, MA
STARR Webinar: Elevation Certificates – November 8, 2018
STARR Webinar: Tools for Determining Base Flood Elevation – November 15, 2018
December
STARR Webinar: NFIP Basics – December 6, 2018
CRS Webinar Series: Preparing an Annual Recertification – December 18, 2018
CRS Webinar Series: Flood Insurance Promotion (Activity 370) – December 19, 2018
Additional courses available through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmittsburg, MD.
Floodplain Management Tools:
The newly revised Elevation Certificate (FEMA form 086-033) is now available!
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/160
The Union of Concerned Scientists has developed the attached climate resilience framework and set of 15 adaptation principles for use by decision makers, practitioners, and citizens engaged in adaptation work. The climate resilience framework describes how climate adaptation and mitigation are intrinsically linked and how, together, they create resilience. The adaptation principles are grounded in science and committed to equity. Together, the framework and principles are meant to be durable and flexible enough to be used in a wide variety of contexts. UCS will update these periodically, as practitioners of adaptation learn and share new lessons.
Use this tool to help estimate the cost of flooding to your home!https://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/the_cost_of_flooding.jsp
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