At the end of 2021, the Earth Economics Board of Directors created the Ingrid Rasch Legacy Fund in honor of our Board Chair of 13 years, Ingrid Rasch. Each year, the Ingrid Rasch Legacy Fund will enable Earth Economics to provide pro bono technical assistance to one non-profit or community-based organization to advance local solutions to environmental injustice, climate hazards, and the threats of displacement. We are thrilled to announce the 2022 recipient of this new award.
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The costs of natural disasters continue to rise. Even as FEMA provides community recovery assistance, it also spends billions each year on hazard mitigation projects. One key mitigation tool is FEMA’s support of nature-based solutions (NBS) that reduce the risks from flooding, wildfire, or drought. Earth Economics has supported FEMA as it has made NBS a key component of its hazard mitigation strategy through policy and technical assistance to communities.
Our nation's water infrastructure needs work. Yet, the question remains - what kind of investments should we make? A recent American Rivers report written in collaboration with Earth Economics makes a compelling case for investing in green infrastructure, or infrastructure that supports natural biological systems. Green infrastructure both improves economies and delivers diverse social benefits.