Flood Mitigation

Written by Michael Szoenyi, MSc, MAS Natural Hazards Management ETH, Flood Resilience Program, Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland Increased flooding around the world means a greater need for practical ways to address flood-risk management. In 2013, Zurich Insurance Group established a multi-sectoral Flood Resilience Alliance, bringing together private sector, academic and non-governmental institutions. The principles which

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As a flood risk professional, you know when your flood season begins. It’s different all over the country. If you’re in a mountainous area in the West, you know you’re going to have snow melt in the spring. That means you need to plan a risk communication and outreach campaign well in advance of the

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How to prevent home remodel fraud after a natural disaster George Miller with Secur/Abilities wrote ASFPM after Florence hit parts of the East Coast. He said, “One of the questions I’ve received the most emails about is how people can protect themselves from home improvement-related fraud. Obviously, most contractors are experienced professionals who know how

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The National Academy, a congressionally-chartered, independent nonprofit, is conducting one-hour interviews via telephone. Pamela Haze, project director at the National Academy of Public Administration, would like to talk with representatives of non-federal entities who have had experience working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on partnership projects (more specifically Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) or

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Keyport, New Jersey hosted a delegation visiting from the Water Resources Department ofGuangdong Province, China Feb. 24. The purpose of the visit was to demonstrate floodplain management in practice at the community level, which China is actively trying to enhance. D. George Guo of Rutgers University deserves a great deal of credit for coordinating this

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