Bridging the Gap: Finding Funds to Build (and Build Back) Better

Monika and Jessica talk to Abby Ross, the founder of The Resiliency Company, focused on helping communities adapt to climate risk. Abby has used her background as an entrepreneur and experience working with charitable giving to identify the funding gaps holding communities back from fully recovering from natural disasters and find ways to fund those gaps. The Resiliency Company mobilizes the funding, policies, and innovation required to shift markets and minds toward resiliency.

Links and articles discussed on the show include the following:

The Resiliency Company

The Epicenter

 The Resilient LA Delta Fund — Rebuilding with Resilience in LA

Home · Probable Futures

 Construction Costs for a Wildfire Resistant Home, California Edition

 Case Study: Adapt

 Nature doesn’t cause disasters, we do | PreventionWeb