STANDARDS & LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
The Isle de Jean Charles – Lowlander Resettlement Project team is following international standards for building sustainable communities, enhancing cultural and social capacity and community resilience, and reducing risk to disasters by applying best practices from the following frameworks:
- APA-FEMA Disaster Mitigation Planning 2015
- EPA Green Communities, 2012
- Enterprise Green Communities Checklist, 2011
- Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, 2015
- Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System, 2015
- Healthy Native Homes Roadmap- Sustainable Native Communities 2015
- HUD-Enterprise Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, 2013
- Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety: Fortified Home Hurricane Standards, 2012
- LEED v4 for Neighborhood Development Plan, 2014
- LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction: New Construction and Major Renovation, 2015
- Moral and Ethical Principles for Resettlement White Paper by Anthony Oliver-Smith, 2016
- National Institute of Building Sciences: Whole Building Design Guide, 2015
- The Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States
- Planned Relocations, Disasters and Climate Change: Consolidating Good Practices and Preparing for the Future 2014
- President’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience: Recommendations to the President, 2014
- Rising Voices – Report on Relocation
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030
- Smart Growth Self-Assessment for Rural Communities, 2015EPA Tribal Green Building Toolkit, 2015
- STAR Community Rating System, 2015
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
- Union of Concerned Scientists - Toward Climate Resilience: A Framework and Principles for Science-Based Adaptation
- United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 1966
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2008
- United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction: Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient, 2012
- United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
- United States 2014 National Climate Assessment – Indigenous Peoples, Land and Resources Chapter
For additional Information visit: Isle de Jean Charles band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw ~ Lowlander Center ~ Website by VTG Enterprises