December 11, 2018
Story Maps Highlight Second Annual CTP Award Winners
By News Editor
The Kentucky Division of Water Resources and Georgia Department of Natural Resources have been recognized by FEMA as outstanding Cooperating Technical Partners. Their award-winning work have been featured in story maps located on FEMA’s GeoPlatform: KDOW: https://arcg.is/1nqua0 GADNR: https://arcg.is/8uzTO First place recipient, KDOW, was recognized by FEMA for excellence in Communications, Outreach and Program Management…
October 24, 2018
ASFPM Shares LID & GI Knowledge, While Soaking in Chinese Sponge City Sites
By News Editor
Written by Bill Brown, P.E., ASFPM’s Flood Science Center Director ASFPM received an invitation from the China Urban Infrastructure Chamber of Commerce to participate in the 2018 Third China Sponge City International Exchange Conference Sept. 27-29, 2018 in Nanjing, China. The conference was an opportunity to convey experiences, information on new technologies and products related
October 18, 2018
New approaches to flood risk management: The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
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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
October 15, 2018
Timing is Everything When It Comes to Communicating Flood Risks & Solutions
By News Editor
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
September 17, 2018
Expert advice for preventing home improvement fraud
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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
July 24, 2018
Evaluation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PPA Process
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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
March 3, 2017
Chinese Water Resources Officials Visit New Jersey Borough
By News Editor
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