1、Building Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities:Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience ZonesABuilding Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities:Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience ZonesSofia Hines and Margaret WallsReport 24-18 September 20

2、24Resources for the FutureiAbout the Authors Sofia Hines is a former summer intern at Resources for the Future.She earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of North Carolina(UNC)at Chapel Hill after receiving a BA in Public Policy from UNC.Hines was a graduate Research Assistant at the C

3、oastal Resilience Center of Excellence and interned for the US Department of State.Her research focuses on climate resilience and environmental justice.Margaret Walls is a senior fellow and director of the Climate Risks and Resilience Program at RFF,as well as cohost of RFFs podcast,Resources Radio.

4、Wallss research focuses on the impacts of extreme weather,floods,hurricanes,and wildfires on people and communities and the design of programs and policies to equitably enhance resilience to such events.AcknowledgmentsThe authors appreciate helpful conversations about CDRZs,the CDRZ Act of 2022,and

5、challenges communities face with understanding CDRZs and accessing federal resilience funding with Jon Cawley,Juel Gibbons,Tonya Graham,Laura Hilberg,Naveed Jazayeri,Josh Milner,Steven Porter,Mary Sabuda,Katie Skakel,Randy Welch,Helene Wetherington,Holly White,and several senior FEMA staff.Building

6、Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities:Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience ZonesiiAbout RFFResources for the Future(RFF)is an independent,nonprofit research institution in Washington,DC.Its mission is to improve environmental,energy,and natural resource decisions thr