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Director’s Desk-Larson Dec 2010 This past week, Doug Plasencia and I spent a couple days at an International Flood Risk Management Workshop in Washington DC. Some 19 nations were represented—a number from Europe, Japan and China, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and the Philippines. European nations included the U.K., Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Italy,

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View this issue in PDF (Requires a plug-in such as Adobe® Reader®to view) or follow the links below to read this issue on-line This bimonthly magazine is a trade publication for the nation’s coastal resource managers Read the magazine online or subscribe here to this free publication

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With the advent of the RiskMAP program, FEMA has approached ASFPM for assistance in reviewing a series of Guidance and Standards documents that are currently in draft form. The Engineering & Mapping Standards Committee has been tasked with coordinating and communicating comments back to FEMA on behalf of ASFPM. As ASFPM members who have indicated

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ASFPM Welcomes New Associate Director CHAD BERGINNIS. He will commence this new role in January 2011, assisting Executive Director Larry Larson, Deputy Director George Riedel and all ASFPM Staff in oversight for national policy, administration, financial and records management, project management, and member services activities. Chad comes to ASFPM about as well prepared as possible!

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WASHINGTON – The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today convened the first Principals meeting of the National Ocean Council in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The meeting, attended by 25 Cabinet Secretaries and Senior Officials from across the Federal Government, focused on

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Aging infrastructure is on life support in many U.S. cities, unable to handle large storm events that drop millions of gallons of water, leading to dangerous flooding, sewer overflows, basement backups and public health and safety concerns. At the same time, suburban sprawl continues to consume more and more green space, which in turn creates

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today a new Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) process to strengthen FEMA’s commitment to using the most reliable science and data to determine flood hazards for communities across the nation. FEMA regularly updates Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in coordination with local communities to ensure they reflect

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The Association of State Floodplain Managers will convene the world’s largest and most comprehensive floodplain management conference – our 35th annual gathering – the week of May 15 – 20, 2011, in Louisville, Kentucky. We invite you to share your experiences with local, state, and federal officials, industry leaders, consultants, and other interested parties by

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FEMA Develops Coastal Barrier Resources Act Fact Sheet The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed a fact sheet on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). CBRA serves to protect coastal areas that act as barriers against wind and tidal forces caused by coastal storms and provide habitat for aquatic species. The fact sheet outlines

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October 13th marks the annual International Day for Disaster Reduction, coordinated by the United Nations Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), to get cities to play a more active role in protecting themselves against disaster. As part of its “Making Cities Resilient: My City is getting ready!” campaign, UNISDR will encourage more mayors and local governments

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