Flood Mitigation

Flooding

Arial view of flooding

Mission

The Flood Mitigation Committee’s mission is to support all efforts to reduce losses from flooding. This includes working on mitigation policies, programs and procedures; mitigation grant or loan programs; post-disaster mitigation opportunities; building sciences discussions such as building codes and best practices; impacts of mitigation on flood insurance premiums; impacts of climate change upon flood losses; mitigation planning efforts; and flood mitigation measures such as acquisition, managed retreat (relocation), elevation, reconstruction and floodproofing.

Flood Mitigation Committee Co-Chairs

Joy Duperault, CFM
Joy Duperault, CFM
MA Dept. of Conservation

Robyn Fennig image
Robyn Fennig, CFM
CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Despite billions of dollars spent to “control” floods or reduce risk, statistics show that each decade since 1900 has witnessed more flood losses than the previous decade. In addition, other large-scale factors like demographic shifts toward the nation’s coasts and catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina hint that this pattern is likely to continue. Mitigation stands out as one of the best options our nation has to combat rising flood losses, and studies have shown that hazard mitigation, overall, is highly cost-effective. Mitigation frequently presents “win-win” situations by breaking the cycle of repetitive flood loss while also complementing other floodplain management objectives. However, successful mitigation is often not well understood because few people notice when a disaster does not happen. In the past, Congress has questioned the effectiveness of mitigation and whether to reauthorize funding. The Flood Mitigation Committee is committed to pursuing wise national mitigation policies with the assistance of its “Core Group” of active membership, as well as through its liaisons with state hazard mitigation officers and other organizations with flood mitigation interests.

Flood Mitigation Committee Annual Status Report 2023

Flood Mitigation Committee Annual Status Report 2022

Flood Mitigation Committee Work Plan 2021-22

Flood Mitigation Committee Annual Status Report 2020-21

ASFPM Flood Mitigation Committee Status Report 2020

2019-2020 Work Plan

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