Community Connections and Resilience in the Village of Piermont
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Community Connections and Resilience in the Village of PiermontWhat makes a community resilient? The Hudson River Estuary Program typically focuses on community resilience to flooding. But the principles of resilience transcend any one hazard. Communities with strong connections and feelings of trust are known to recover faster when a disaster strikes. The Village of Piermont is located at the confluence of the Hudson River and Sparkill Creek presenting significant flood risk and vulnerability to sea-level rise. Hurricanes Irene and Lee, in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy, in 2012, severely damaged its waterfront homes, businesses, and marinas. To address Piermont’s coastal flood risk, DEC’s Estuary Program, Scenic Hudson, and the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) helped the Village develop a resilience action plan which included policy and planning updates, capital investments, municipal operations, and infrastructure.
A phone call might sound simple, but if the pandemic crisis has taught us anything, it’s that connectedness is a fundamental aspect of resiliency. Read more about how the Estuary Program, Scenic Hudson, and CBI facilitated conversations with residents in four of the most at-risk Piermont neighborhoods about the daunting challenges of coastal-adaptation.
A longer version of this article appeared in Climate Resilience in the Hudson River Estuary. |