OMB reports on effectiveness of various mitigation measures by various agencies and policy/statutory devices: Effectiveness of Flood Mitigation Programs Multiple Federal disaster programs attempt to reduce, or “mitigate,” property damage caused by flooding. The Office of Management and Budget has…
Daily Archives: November 13, 2010
NFIP Reform
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There is widespread call to reform NFIP in light of financial insolvency and drastic risk exposure. Reform efforts range from expanding the role of NFIP to become an “all hazards” policy, i.e. essentially absorb in whole or in part the…
GAO Report – Financial Challenges Underscore Need for Improved Oversight of Mitigation Programs and Key Contracts
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its contractors administer and implement the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). GAO designated NFIP as a high-risk area in March 2006, and as of December 2007, FEMA owed more than $17.3 billion to…
The Lost City of New Orleans
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This is an article that I found digging through some stuff that I had at home. I’m sure that it is out there electronically but not sure where. This is from December 2000. 5 years prior to Katrina… Louisiana’s marshlands,…