FEMA policy memo on sea level rise and Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs

ASFPM Foundation to hold a Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy forum this fall in D.C. What exactly IS “climate informed science?” That is what the ASFPM Foundation hopes to answer in its one-day forum, “Climate-Informed Sciences and Flood Risk Management-Opportunities and Challenges.” The foundation, as a catalyst to this important discussion, is hosting the…

The FY10 Flood Mapping Progress Report and Production Plan details FEMA’s progress in prioritizing and delivering modernized flood maps for areas of the United States with the greatest flood risk. The Report provides an update on performance in the Flood Map Modernization Program and the strategy for prioritizing and initiating coastal, levee, and riverine flood…

Comments Requested on Draft Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-level Progress Measures FEMA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their federal partners in the Mitigation Federal Leadership Group (MitFLG) Disaster Resilience Indicators Subcommittee released a “Draft Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-Level Progress Measures.” This concept is the result of a…

Flooding threatens communities across the United States in a variety of different ways. Understanding the local impact that flood risks have on communities, as well as the challenges local officials face in trying to communicate this information to their constituents, is critical to the effectiveness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To this end, in…