This session was recorded as part of River Rally 2020 and led by Darryl Haddock (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance) and Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting, LLC). Historically marginalized populations suffer disproportionately from the effects of flooding and inadequate investments in water infrastructure. An intentional focus on equity is key to increasing resilience, creating input opportunities for community feedback and targeting future investments to positively impact vulnerable populations. This session shares examples from different urban waters contexts to show how institutionalized racism and other forms of inequity play out and what can be done to address them.
Resources: Water Equity & Environmental Racism
- Closing the Water Access Gap – Dig Deep and US Water Alliance
- Assessing Disparities of Urban Flood Risk for Households of Color in Chicago – Center for Neighborhood Technology
- How Race, Class Impact Houston Residents’ Recovery from Hurricane Harvey
- How Oregon’s Second Largest City Vanished in a Day
- An Equitable Water Future: Camden Roadmap – US Water Alliance
- Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus – PolicyLink
- The Green Movement is Talking about Racism: It’s about Time
- Watered Down Justice – NRDC
Resources: General Equity and Anti-Racism
- Center for Social Inclusion. 2017. What is Racial Equity?
- Camara Jones. 2000. Levels of Racism: A Theoretical Framework and A Gardener’s Tale
- john a. powell. 2020. Targeted Universalism.
- Robin DiAngelo. White Fragility.
- Beverly Daniel Tatum. 2017. Why Do All the Black Kids Sit Together in the Cafeteria. Highlights from the book:
- Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys. 2018.
- Research reveals media role in stereotypes about Native Americans. 2018.
- 11 Step Guide to Understanding Race, Racism, and White Privilege. 2017.
