Resilience Roadmap: A Collaborative Approach to Multijurisdictional Planning

To mitigate hazards and risks, the Resilience Roadmap offers comprehensive guidance for federal, state, and local entities to effectively convene at the regional level for adaptable and holistic planning.

Resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions through adaptable and holistic planning and technical solutions.

Learn how the resilience roadmap process was developed.

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This multijurisdictional approach requires major cooperation across boundaries, considerable reliance on partnerships and multi-agency collaborations, and significant utilization of interdisciplinary teams.

Step-by-Step Process

To constructively lead intergovernmental planning efforts with tangible outputs, follow these steps:

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Step 1. Intergovernmental Preparation and Coordination

Planning for hazards across jurisdictions requires extensive communication and collaboration.


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Step 2. Planning and Strategy Development

Workshops facilitate in-person dialogue necessary for the development of a resilience roadmap.


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Step 3. Plan Adoption, Implementation, and Evaluation

Finally, implement, measure, and adjust the resulting resilience plan.


Contact

Eliza Hotchkiss

Senior Energy Security and Resilience Analyst

Eliza.Hotchkiss@nrel.gov


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