“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler

Friday, September 10, 2021

FEMA Announces Awards for Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program. September 9, 2021

FEMA has awarded $6 million in grants to help enhance the nation’s ability to respond to and recovery from all-hazards events. Three different recipients will receive grants from the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program Continuing Training Grants.

This highly competitive program attracts applicants from state, local, tribal and territorial governments, along with eligible non-profit organizations to include colleges and universities. In FY 2021, 15 eligible applicants competed, and FEMA is making four awards.

Award Recipients

Fiscal Year 2021 CTG awardees:

  • $3 million to The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky; Equity in Tribal and Rural Preparedness;
  • $1 million to Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness in New York, New York; Mass Care—Community Sheltering and Relocation Assistance;
  • $1 million to Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness in New York, New York; Public Health Emergencies and Pandemic Preparedness and Response; and
  • $1 million to University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Public Health Emergencies and Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

Information on the FY21 Continuing Training Grants is available online at Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program Continuing Training Grants | FEMA.gov

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact FEMA Office of External Affairs:

Congressional Affairs at (202) 646-4500 or at FEMA-Congressional-Affairs@fema.dhs.gov

Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov

Tribal Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov

Private Sector Engagement at (202) 646-3444 or at nbeoc@max.gov

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Learn to share this Earth. Suicide by Nature

On behalf of the BEMA International Working Group

The Community Imperative with the ‘whole community’, with the community of nature.

Humans as a species must learn to share this Earth.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgu2VPtSSvw 


 

 

World Population.  Human Population Growth.  Suicide by Nature




 


Black Emergency Managers Association International

Washington, D.C.  20020


 

bEMA International

Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)

 

A 501 (c) 3 organization

 

 

 

Community\Civil Society Imperative.  The impacts of climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters.

Individuals, families, and communities must take a proactive approach and behaviors to save lives, their  communities, their culture and heritage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Developing local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies (2021 Fall Edition - Accessible course)”

Upcoming joint training courses by UNDRR and UNITAR focusing on strengthening local governments’ knowledge and skills in the development of the DRR and resilience strategies.  

These are self-paced online trainings spanning from 20 September to 3 December 2021, accessible also by persons with disabilities.  

Two courses will be running simultaneously – one in English and one in Spanish.  Details below.

In case of inquiries, please contact Ana Thorlund at undrr-incheon@un.org, with subject “E-Learning course UNITAR and UNDRR GETI – 2021 Fall Edition”

Course details

  1. [UNDRR GETI & UNITAR E-learning Course] Making cities resilient: Developing local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies (2021 Fall Edition - Accessible course)”

Date: 20 September – 03 December (12 weeks)

Time: Self-paced online learning (approx. 4 hours per week)

Language: English

Course Fee: 100 USD

Course details: See webpage here

               To register (deadline 26 Sep 2021): https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/making-cities-resilient-developing-local-disaster-risk-reduction-and-resilience-5

 

  1. [UNDRR GETI & UNITAR curso de aprendizaje virtual] Desarrollando ciudades resilientes: Elaboración de Estrategias Locales de Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y de Resiliencia (2021 Edición de otoño, Curso Accesible)

Fecha: 20 Sep 2021 a 3 Dec 2021 (12 semanas)

Tiempo: aprendizaje en línea a su propio ritmo (aproximadamente 4 horas por semana)

Idioma: Español

Precio: 100 USD

Para mayor información: aqui

Regístrese (Fecha límite para inscribirse: 26 Sep 2021): https://www.unitar.org/event/es/full-catalog/desarrollando-ciudades-resilientes-elaboraci%C3%B3n-de-estrategias-locales-de-reducci%C3%B3n-de-3


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