Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Colorado has been selected as one of 12 states for the Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP).
The initial announcement was made by the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate office of Infrastructure Protection (say that 5x fast). The Resiliency Assessment will assist in furthering better practices for Colorado's infrastructure.The RRAP is a cooperative assessment of specific critical infrastructure within a designated geographic area and a regional analysis of the surrounding infrastructure resilience issues that could have regionally and nationally significant consequences” - Department of Homeland Security Official WebsiteFor those of us who don’t speak Public Service, the Resiliency Assessment is basically a gauge for how well our current infrastructure is working (or not working), and how to improve the resilience of a region’s infrastructure. Overall, the RRAP aims to:
- Resolve infrastructure security and resilience knowledge gaps
- Informs risk management decisions
- Identifies opportunities and strategies to enhance infrastructure resilience
- Improve critical partnerships among the public and private sectors.