Tuesday, July 11, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Ponderosa

Justice40 is a nationwide commitment to addressing inequity by ensuring that at least 40 percent of federal investments in climate change, sustainable housing, wastewater infrastructure, and similar efforts are dedicated to historically underserved and marginalized communities. This presidential directive has far-reaching implications for those working in hazard mitigation as meeting the goals of Justice40 will require long-term strategic effort, community participation, and strong accountability and performance assessment. Panelists in this session will discuss topics such as how federal agencies are responding to the policy guidance, how it has changed approaches to resource allocation, what academic research needs to be conducted, and how the key tenets of Justice40 are (or are not) being institutionalized.