Sara McTarnaghan
@sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social
All things climate change, adaptation, and affordable housing. Social policy researcher and co-lead of the Climate and Communities Program at Urban Institute.
📍DC with past lives in SF Bay Area, Santiago and Austin.
📍DC with past lives in SF Bay Area, Santiago and Austin.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
and the evolution of hazard mitigation funding.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
and the evolution of hazard mitigation funding.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
to exploring how costs will double by 2050 due to climate change
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
to exploring how costs will double by 2050 due to climate change
to the confluence of social vulnerability and property losses
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
to the confluence of social vulnerability and property losses
From (declared) disaster frequency
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
From (declared) disaster frequency
All the data 📊 are available for download and we hope it can be an easy resource for journalists, advocates, and policymakers trying to make sense of what proposed changes to #FEMA and federal disaster recovery support might mean for their communities.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
All the data 📊 are available for download and we hope it can be an easy resource for journalists, advocates, and policymakers trying to make sense of what proposed changes to #FEMA and federal disaster recovery support might mean for their communities.
Reposted by Sara McTarnaghan
#2 The administration hasn’t approved a single request for Hazard Mitigation since 2/17/25. 31 requests are either denied or pending.
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#2 The administration hasn’t approved a single request for Hazard Mitigation since 2/17/25. 31 requests are either denied or pending.
And rock-star @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social and team from @cplusc.bsky.social just published new research diving deeper into this case: climateandcommunity.org/research/vie...
Green Social Housing: Lessons from Vienna - Climate and Community Institute
Vienna is the global capital of social housing. Over 40 percent of the city’s housing units are social housing, providing homes for the majority of the …
climateandcommunity.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
And rock-star @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social and team from @cplusc.bsky.social just published new research diving deeper into this case: climateandcommunity.org/research/vie...
Looking to translate the Vienna experience to US context? Our research @oriyacohen.bsky.social and Anne Junod lays out some guiding principles. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Preserving, Protecting, and Building Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing
This framework integrates sustainability, resilience, and environmental justice principles to equip local and regional housing developers, planners, policymakers, and advocates with information, resou...
www.urban.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking to translate the Vienna experience to US context? Our research @oriyacohen.bsky.social and Anne Junod lays out some guiding principles. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Dig into NPRs other coverage on the climate housing intersection
www.npr.org/series/11995...
www.npr.org/series/11995...
NPR's Climate Solutions Week
How does climate change affect decisions on where, and how, people live? NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for living and building on a hotter planet.
www.npr.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dig into NPRs other coverage on the climate housing intersection
www.npr.org/series/11995...
www.npr.org/series/11995...