<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Forbes Tompkins</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ctompkins@pewtrusts.org">ctompkins@pewtrusts.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, May 20, 2020 at 12:36 PM<br>Subject: Invitation to Pew's Flood-Prepared Communities webinar 'Investing in Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Mitigation – Why it Matters Now More than Ever'<br>To: Forbes Tompkins <<a href="mailto:ctompkins@pewtrusts.org">ctompkins@pewtrusts.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below for webinar details. You can register <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__web.cvent.com_event_6c2e7079-2D30df-2D4df3-2D8ab8-2D7f8e8c23a42e_summary-3Frp-3D00000000-2D0000-2D0000-2D0000-2D000000000000&d=DwMGaQ&c=4JOzdpIlQcN5fHQL_PMhCQ&r=vU7VWY95bXT_dQm4nCmm8GpbJ-0ia7A-P0CdhrseQxQ&m=O2U-_TLfPpt7Oacrt7nffdMtxLfSeQOX69SicXF49VI&s=psyBHG_mKU5QkmMy4Cg1zXnj-70Wp7dJxVfZBjCCf6Y&e=" target="_blank">
here</a> or through the hyperlink below.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Forbes<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pew’s Flood-Prepared Communities Webinar 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST June 3<sup>rd</sup></b><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__web.cvent.com_event_6c2e7079-2D30df-2D4df3-2D8ab8-2D7f8e8c23a42e_summary-3Frp-3D00000000-2D0000-2D0000-2D0000-2D000000000000&d=DwMGaQ&c=4JOzdpIlQcN5fHQL_PMhCQ&r=vU7VWY95bXT_dQm4nCmm8GpbJ-0ia7A-P0CdhrseQxQ&m=O2U-_TLfPpt7Oacrt7nffdMtxLfSeQOX69SicXF49VI&s=psyBHG_mKU5QkmMy4Cg1zXnj-70Wp7dJxVfZBjCCf6Y&e=" target="_blank">Investing
in Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Mitigation – Why it Matters Now More than Ever</a></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join The Pew Charitable Trusts for a discussion with government officials and mitigation experts on how disaster preparedness and resilient infrastructure can help protect economies and communities from additional hardships posed
by the risk of extreme weather. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Research shows investments in mitigation and resilient infrastructure provide widespread benefits that include reduced damages, job creation, and faster economic recovery following disasters. However, the federal government has historically
devoted exponentially more funding toward reactive disaster recovery than proactive disaster preparedness.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Natural disasters will not stop for a pandemic or any other external force. With another hurricane season officially beginning in June some communities and states will face increased risk for disruptions to livelihoods and businesses, and
billions of dollars in damages. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our panelists will discuss the economic benefits of mitigation projects, the need for additional federal resources to support community and state disaster preparedness and resilient infrastructure efforts, and policies Congress could adopt
to better protect Americans from the next storm. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Speakers:<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, Louisiana<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Craig Fugate, former Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anil Sarda, Flood Economics Project Manager, The Economist Intelligence Unit<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Matthew J. Strickler, Secretary of Natural Resources and Chief Resilience Officer, Commonwealth of Virginia<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Forbes Tompkins, Manager, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Flood-Prepared Communities Initiative<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,86,137)">Forbes Tompkins<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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