Environment

Cloudburst is driven to improve environmental development through a diverse portfolio of projects that promote resource efficiency, a clean environment, and resilience to disasters. We provide training on environmental regulations, help guide policymaking, and review processes to help our clients comply with environmental laws through in-depth analysis of the physical, biological, and social impacts of their interventions.

 Cloudburst expertise includes:

  • Environmental compliance training and policies/procedures development.
  • Environmental and social impact assessments.
  • Forestry and biodiversity analyses.
  • Climate risk screening.
  • Event-specific requirements and waivers (unique to each disaster).
  • Development of comprehensive recovery strategies.
  • Preparation for future disaster events.
  • On-demand research and analysis.

Domestic

  • Working across HUD, FEMA, CDC, the American Red Cross, and local jurisdictions, Cloudburst has strengthened systems to ensure the nation’s homeless and other people are prioritized in disaster risk planning and response.  
  • Supported more than one hundred state and entitlement grantees in using CDBG, CDBG-DR, CDBG-CV, CDBG-MITIGATION, CARES Act, and American Rescue Plan funds to develop comprehensive recovery strategies that focus on rebuilding to reduce risks of future disaster events.
  • Produced and developed content for the Web-based Instructional System for Environmental Reviews (WISER), an online curriculum series of 13 modules that teach participants how to conduct environmental reviews for HUD-funded projects. 
  • Developed tools, webinars, and resources (i.e., user guides, FAQs, and instructional videos) for completing environmental reviews through the HUD Online Environmental Review System (HEROS).
  • Managing the HUD Exchange ‘Ask A Question’ portal for Environmental Reviews/HEROS, which receives over 1,000 questions annually. Cloudburst staff triage questions and draft initial responses related to HUD’s environmental process & procedures, requirements, environmental compliance factors, and HEROS.

International

  • Since 2009, Cloudburst has developed, maintained, and enhanced USAID’s Environmental Compliance Database (ECD) and processed over 10,000 environmental compliance documents into the ECD.  
  • With expertise in 24 CFR Part 58 and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Cloudburst staff have helped dozens of USAID Missions assess environmental impacts, review Biodiversity Analyses, and provide support for environment risk analysis.
  • Cloudburst developed leading guidance on social safeguards led by multilateral development banks and other bilateral organizations when managing potential social impacts related to development projects.

 

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