Climate Inaction, Injustice Worsened by Finance Fiasco

 

https://www.ipsnews.net/2022/01/climate-inaction-injustice-worsened-finance-fiasco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-inaction-injustice-worsened-finance-fiasco     Many factors frustrate the international cooperation needed to address the looming global warming catastrophe. As most rich nations have largely abdicated responsibility, developing countries need to think and act innovatively and cooperatively to better advance the South. Climate action The world is woefully offtrack to achieving the current international consensus that it is necessary to […]

 

Our Global Food Systems Are Rife with Injustice

 

Our Global Food Systems Are Rife with Injustice: Here’s How We Can Change This   The pandemic – alongside growing threats from climate change, widespread malnutrition, economic instability and geopolitical conflict – has heightened problems with the ways we produce, distribute and consume food. And it’s made clear the urgent need to make global food systems more just. An example of modern food injustice is that if you’re poor or […]

Broadband Grant Programs Public Virtual Listening Sessions for January and February. January 2022

 

Broadband Grant Programs Public Virtual Listening Sessions NTIA will host broadband grant program public virtual listening sessions in connection with the five new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which include the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. These public virtual listening sessions are designed to collect stakeholder input to help inform program development and implementation. NTIA will hold the public virtual listening sessions based on the following schedule: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Broadband Programs Public Virtual Listening Session #3: Wednesday, January 26, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Broadband Programs Public Virtual Listening Session #4: Wednesday, February 9, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET; and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Broadband Programs Public Virtual Listening Session #5: Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET. These listening sessions will be hosted via NTIA’s virtual platform and conducted as a live public listening session. NTIA will post the registration information on its BroadbandUSA website . Federal Register Notice: Broadband Grant Programs Public Virtual Listening Sessions

Earn your FEMA certificate with web-based housing disaster recovery training January 2022

 

Earn your FEMA certificate with web-based housing disaster recovery training   Take one or all of the housing disaster recovery web-based courses and learn how to conduct impact assessments, learn about the impacts of pre-disaster planning, and learn best practices for post-disaster planning. Web-Based Housing Disaster Recovery Training ·    AWR-370-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Conducting Impact Assessments ·    AWR 371-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Pre-Disaster Planning ·    AWR 372-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Post-Disaster Planning ·    AWR-386-W Establishing Collaborative Case Management Services ·    AWR-387-W Executing Strategies to Rapidly Rehabilitate Damaged Housing ·    PER-389-W Incorporating Best Practices for Short-Term and Long-Term Housing Construction Click here to Enroll in Housing and Disaster Recovery Training

FEMA’s Youth Preparedness Council Recruits Next Generation of Emergency Managers January 2022

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FEMA is accepting applications for the 2022 Youth Preparedness Council. If you know a teen interested in preparedness and community service, encourage them to apply.

The diverse and distinguished council was created in 2012 to bring together youth leaders interested in supporting disaster preparedness and making a difference in their communities. During their one-year term on the virtual council, members meet peers from across the country, build leadership skills and serve their schools and communities. Members also have the unique opportunity to participate in an annual summit, and share their perspectives, feedback and opinions directly with FEMA leaders and staff.

This opportunity is open for students in grades 8 through 11. Members are chosen based on their passion for preparedness and helping others, their involvement in their community and their ability to work in a team and as a leader. All applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. PT on March 6.

FEMA will host an applicant information session on Feb. 17 for those interested in learning more about the council and the application process.

To learn more about the Youth Preparedness Council, visit Ready.gov/youth-preparedness-council.

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