Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters | Briefing | EESI

A briefing by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) detailing the challenges rural communities face regarding climate change, COVID-19 recovery, and flood resilience, specifically focusing on governance and funding barriers.

• Rural communities encounter significant obstacles in addressing climate-related stressors, including high energy costs, a struggling agriculture sector, and insufficient investment in resilient infrastructure.
• Small local governments often lack the staffing capacity required to apply for disaster preparedness funding, which can result in their exclusion from beneficial federal programs.
• The briefing utilized specific examples to illustrate rural governance and infrastructure challenges, including the Midland dam floods in Great Lakes coastal communities and the difficulties small towns in Kansas face when accessing federal flood protection and mapping programs.

APA

Neal, A. (2020). Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters | Briefing | EESI. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/061820rural

Chicago

Neal, Abby. Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters | Briefing | EESI. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2020. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/061820rural.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{neal2020rural, author = {Neal, Abby}, title = {{Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters | Briefing | EESI}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/061820rural}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }