Option

Improve food access for vulnerable populations during and beyond emergencies

Details

Focus of action
Food Security
Option

Improve food access for vulnerable populations during and beyond emergencies

Focus of action
Food Security

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Ensure food infrastructure located near vulnerable populations is easily accessible during severe weather. Air QualityHigh WindsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Agriculture and Food SupplyPeople Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 201 (pdf p. 213))
Offer more frequent transit options to routes with grocery stores and farmers markets. Flooding – Rainfall-induced Transportation and Mobility Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 114)
Launch a mobile food market program that connects low-income communities to food distribution centers and grocery stores. Multiple or All HazardsFlooding – Rainfall-induced Agriculture and Food Supply Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 113)