Climate change, extreme weather events, and natural disasters are affecting finances across the country. 52 Ways to Climate-Proof Your Finances provides tools and strategies to protect our financial assets. Learn about strategies that Educators can use to help residents protect their financial assets when experiencing an extreme weather event or natural disaster. A newly developed tool provides concrete strategies that consumers can use to protect their financial assets when threatened with the impacts of climate change. Examples of actions include ways to weatherize and make energy efficiency upgrades–both as homeowners and renters–to save money on home energy bills.
Presenters: Jenny Abel, Financial Security Outreach Program Manager, Human Development and Relationships Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Sara Croymans, Extension Educator, Family Resiliency, University of Minnesota Extension Elizabeth Kiss, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, Kansas State University Portia Johnson, PhD, Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist, Consumer & Design Sciences, Auburn University Dr. Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, Extension Field Specialist Family Resource Management, South Dakota State University Extension, Sioux Falls Regional Center Laura Hendrix, Ph.D., Professor, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
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