Resiliency
Region 9 plays a role in helping counties PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT RESILIENCE
All communities, whether those in locations likely to experience significant natural disasters or those dealing with immediate or pending economic shifts from something like the COVID-19 pandemic, can be more resilient if they recognize their vulnerabilities. They can develop goals, strategies, and actions that mitigate the effects of an economic incident and support long-term recovery efforts.
While there is no perfect blueprint for building economic resilience, the best place to start is right where you are!
STATE RESILIENCY:
2020 Colorado Resiliency Framework:
The Colorado Resiliency Office creatively implements forward-thinking solutions to move the State of Colorado to a more adaptable and resilient future in the face of adversity and changing conditions. This framework represents the next five years of resilience work in Colorado with 29 strategies.
REGIONAL RESILIENCY:
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS):
Region 9 facilitates the update of the Southwest Colorado regional comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) every five years and is currently in process of an update. Resiliency is a key component of each community’s priority projects and goals for the 2021 version; playbook for engaging in a collaborative, region-wide transformation of the economy in order to raise productivity, create wealth, and increase prosperity for residents. A CEDS is the result of a “regionally-owned” planning process designed to guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of a region.
Region 9 is rolling out the CEDS in accordance to this timeline. If you have any questions or would like additional information about this resiliency initiative, please find more information here: www.region9edd.org/comprehensive-economic-development-strategy