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Williamsburg Council hears proposal to use RAFT resilience tool; universities offer year-long implementation support
Summary
A multi-university team outlined the Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT) for Williamsburg on Feb. 10, describing a three-step process—assessment, community workshop and a year of implementation—backed by NOAA and the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
The Williamsburg City Council on Feb. 10 heard a presentation on the Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool, or RAFT, a multi-university program that the presenters said can help the city assess climate, infrastructure and community-vulnerability needs and carry priority projects through a year-long implementation period.
The RAFT team, led by Dr. Wendy Stout of Virginia Tech and joined by Dr. Jessica Whitehead of Old Dominion University, Dr. Elizabeth Andrews of the University of Virginia and Ben McFarland of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, described a three-step process: an evidence-based scorecard assessment (now through May), a community “resilience action checklist” workshop (targeted for August) and a year of implementation in which university staff support monthly local implementation teams.
"The RAFT is a comprehensive framework…
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