NGA defines resilience as the ability to withstand disasters better, respond and recover more quickly, and excel under new conditions.
Governors increasingly face a host of human and natural disasters that threaten the viability of energy, water, transportation and other infrastructure assets that are critical to our way of life. Those disasters include severe storms, wildfires, droughts, inland flooding as well as diverse terrorism and cyber threats and chronic stressors such as poverty, disease, hunger, and violence. The impacts of these threats can be measured economically.
Incorporating resilience into emergency planning, infrastructure systems, and the built environment presents the opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities to future threats, mitigate the impacts of disasters, and lower the cost and effort needed to respond to and recover from disasters.
Resources
![Roundtable on Energy Resilience and Security for Territories and Islanded Communities](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_energyResilience-150x150.jpg)
Roundtable on Energy Resilience and Security for Territories and Islanded Communities
![2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_RI_Energy_Advisors9-150x150.jpg)
2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
![Preparing for and Responding to Concurrent Crises – 2023 Annual Meeting](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IWP2377_736-150x150.jpg)
Preparing for and Responding to Concurrent Crises – 2023 Annual Meeting
![Infrastructure Coordinator Quarterly Workshop](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/infrastructure_coordinators_landrieu-150x150.jpg)
Infrastructure Coordinator Quarterly Workshop
![Prioritizing Resilience: Best Practices on Energy Resilience for Healthcare Facilities](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/solar_hospital-150x150.png)
Prioritizing Resilience: Best Practices on Energy Resilience for Healthcare Facilities
![Preparing for potential energy disruptions – 2023 NGA Winter Meeting Task Force Meeting](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WM2023_Public_Commentary1-150x150.jpg)
Preparing for potential energy disruptions – 2023 NGA Winter Meeting Task Force Meeting
![State Learning Lab on Energy and Critical Infrastructure Resilience](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FYnSccpUsAAWQSz-150x150.jpg)
State Learning Lab on Energy and Critical Infrastructure Resilience
![Input on the 2022 Water Resources Development Act](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5_org_letter_4May2022_square-150x150.png)
Input on the 2022 Water Resources Development Act
![White House Infrastructure Webinars](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/infrastructure_green-150x150.jpg)
White House Infrastructure Webinars
![Executive Authority During Energy Emergencies](https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/energy_emergency-150x150.png)