Activity Description
The Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) will introduce and provide a live demonstration of the soon-to-be-released Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) Mapping Tool.
This exciting new tool allows users to view and interact with a wide variety of data layers to better understand the distribution of environmental burdens and benefits across the city on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood level. Over 100 datasets related to environmental justice concerns have been compiled and processed into a single platform, providing access to information and data that can help community-based organizations and residents advocate for the best outcomes in their communities.
MOCEJ staff will also give an overview of the City’s first-ever Flood Vulnerability Index (FVI), which is making its debut in the EJNYC Mapping Tool. Similar to the City’s Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI), the FVI quantifies and maps vulnerability to flood hazards. The FVI reflects each of the three components of vulnerability: exposure to a hazard, harm from the exposure, and capacity to recover (Cutter et al 2009). It demonstrates how these dimensions of vulnerability are distributed across areas that have different social, political, and economic capacities to guide policies and programs to address vulnerability to multiple sources of flooding in the city.
This event is open to all, no prior expertise is required! The EJNYC Mapping Tool is meant to be a useful and accessible resource for all. If you are interested in environmental justice, climate justice, pollution reduction, or public health, we encourage you to attend!
