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Charting unknown waters: Understanding federal flood maps

The challenges of current federal flood maps and how communities can better use federal flood maps to prepare for future flooding.

9 min readJun 22, 2020

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Charting unknown waters: Understanding federal flood maps

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Strategies for keeping property values afloat

Three strategies for protecting property values from flooding: resilient roads, CRS, and municipal planning and design.

10 min readJun 17, 2020

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Strategies for keeping property values afloat

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How could rising floodwaters impact your home’s value?

Understanding the link between property value and flooding

10 min readMay 26, 2020

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How could rising floodwaters impact your home’s value?

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Turning the tide toward equity: simplifying federal flood assistance applications

How application complexity hinders access to federal flood assistance for small municipalities and low-income people.

4 min readMay 14, 2020

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Turning the tide toward equity: simplifying federal flood assistance applications

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Turning the tide toward equity: improving federal flood programs to serve marginalized populations

Renters, unbanked populations, and non-English speakers fall through the cracks of federal flood insurance programs.

5 min readMay 12, 2020

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Turning the tide toward equity: improving federal flood programs to serve marginalized populations

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Turning the tide toward equity: making federal flood programs work for low-income people

Federal flood program eligibility requirements leave out low-income communities.

7 min readMay 5, 2020

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Turning the tide toward equity: making federal flood programs work for low-income people

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Flooding and COVID-19 collide in the Midwest

As spring flooding threatens cities across the Midwest, local government leaders on the frontlines of COVID-19 prepare for a “dual…

13 min readApr 27, 2020

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Flooding and COVID-19 collide in the Midwest

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6 Necessary Components of Flood Adaptation Planning for Local Governments

As the costliest and most common natural disaster in the United States, flooding is a risk factor that local governments cannot ignore.

5 min readMar 23, 2020

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6 Necessary Components of Flood Adaptation Planning for Local Governments

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Local resilience on the rise: Lessons from CROs in Florida

Adding CROs to municipal governments is a monumental step towards resilience. See how Surfside and other municipalities have done it.

5 min readMar 17, 2020

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Local resilience on the rise: Lessons from CROs in Florida

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Innovative Financing: Environmental Impact Bonds

Pay-for-Success with Environmental Impact Bonds

4 min readNov 4, 2019

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Innovative Financing: Environmental Impact Bonds

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American Flood Coalition

American Flood Coalition

A nonpartisan group of political, military, business, and local leaders that work together to drive adaptation to the reality of flooding and sea level rise.

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