Agency ABCs: Federal Emergency Management Agency
An ELI Public Webinar
There are hundreds of agencies and commissions across the U.S. government, playing a wide variety of roles that affect both our professional and personal lives. In our cooperative federalist government structure, federal laws and institutions form the backbone of much of our system for addressing environmental challenges. Agencies play the leading role in this structure, administering and enforcing federal laws by spending Congressionally appropriated funds, promulgating rules, and adjudicating specific cases. The purposes, history, and structure of these agencies can be complicated, and their importance is often not fully understood. Join the Environmental Law Institute for a new series of webinars examining federal agencies, their structures, and the services they provide.
Our first webinar in this series will focus on the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security. Established in 1979, FEMA’s mission is to help individuals and communities “before, during, and after” disasters. Yet this longstanding, nonpolitical mission is now being called into question. With billion-dollar disasters reaching historic highs, coordinated and effective emergency management and disaster response and recovery are imperative. Join ELI and expert panelists to discuss the functions and role of FEMA and the importance of coordinated emergency management at the federal, state, and local level.
Speakers:
Rebecca L. Kihslinger, Senior Science and Policy Analyst; Director, Wetlands Program, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
Chad Berginnis, Executive Director, Association of State Floodplain Managers
Robin Keegan, former Associate Administrator for Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rob Moore, Director, Flooding Solutions, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Counsel
Materials:
Materials will be posted as they are received.
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