Community Centered Regional Resilience Collaboration

To advance weather and climate resilience efforts in South Texas, an area that is susceptible to flooding and extreme heat, SCIPP prioritized a bottom up approach to identify local needs by convening community organizations and local researchers for both a virtual (Fall 2024) and in person (Winter 2025) workshop. The workshop resulted in a portfolio of emerging project concepts. Portfolio projects included resilience hubs, a participatory mapping project focused on identifying unaddressed extreme heat and cold issues and flooding areas, and increasing local data collection to inform policy and funding applications. This work was used by local community groups in South Texas to inform grant applications, align organizational strategies, and support infrastructure and disaster planning efforts. Efforts to complete a story map are ongoing. Progress is being made toward publishing a journal article.