Disaster Risk & Emergency Management
Abt Global’s experts provide sustainable, resilient, and equitable disaster relief and emergency preparedness solutions to protect human health and wellbeing, as well as the environment. Our economists, scientists, engineers, and communicators partner with government agencies and communities to prevent, address, and reduce environmental emergencies such as toxic releases and wastes from industries and municipalities. We lower barriers to climate and disaster risk finance and boost investments in the resilience of various sectors, including energy and agriculture. We facilitate informed decision-making through climate information services and early warning systems. From analyzing regulatory and policy options, to characterizing historical contamination, to evaluating resilience and response activities, we collaborate with clients and communities to meet their needs.
Expertise
- Risk Assessment, Planning, and Mitigation
- Infrastructure Resilience
- Early Warning Systems
- Emergency Monitoring and Surveillance
- Recovery Planning, Management, and Evaluation
Clients Include
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Our Work
Collaborative investor management to lower barriers to climate and disaster risk finance in 11 Eastern and Southern Caribbean countries
Resource and resilience planning to diversify power sources, boost energy security, and reduce vulnerability to climate change in Laos
Design of recovery plans, community engagement, and data analysis of unmet needs for recovery work after Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Analysis of state and federal regulations and public comments to inform EPA’s rules for mitigating worst-case hazardous substance discharges
Quantification of the vast effects on protected marine animals of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, using novel interdisciplinary approaches
Assessment of 167 Department of Interior Hurricane Sandy restoration projects to understand their impact on improving coastal resilience
Our Experts
Insights
Spotlight On: Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Restoration Services
For more than 25 years, Abt staff have been leaders and innovators in the NRDA field. We have assisted federal, state, and tribal natural resource agencies (who serve as trustees of natural resources on behalf of the public) with scientific, economic, legal, and strategic support on more than 150 NRDA cases around the country and in U.S. territories.
Climate Priority: Reducing Methane Leaks from Pipelines
With Abt’s support, the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is developing rules to reduce methane emissions from natural gas pipelines.
Abt Develops Tools To Aid Habitat Restoration and Protection Efforts in the Gulf of Mexico
Estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM)—including marshes, oyster reefs and sea grass beds—are critical for many ecologically and economically important fish and crustacean species. However, many of these estuarine habitats are…
Assessing the Impacts of Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon disaster contaminated habitats across the northern Gulf of Mexico, including deep water corals, shallow bays, estuaries, coastal marshes and beaches. The spill affected wildlife ranging from birds to dolphins to sea turtles. The…
Spotlight On: PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health
Abt has extensive experience investigating and addressing the complex effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and on human health.
Spotlight On: Circular Economy
Abt Global helps clients integrate a circular economy perspective into sustainable materials management and pollution prevention.
Spotlight On: Environmental Justice Services
Abt conducts technical analyses and supports community engagement to help agencies identify and address the impacts of environmental justice actions.
Spotlight On: Methane
Abt provides technical assistance to stakeholders to advance methane mitigation and capture strategies across countries and sectors.