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Buffalo, New York
United States of America

One day agency-to-agency flood risk mentoring session

Organizer(s) National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Association of State Floodplain Managers New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association
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Format
In person
Venue
Hyatt Regency, Two Fountain Plaza
Date

Key topics to be covered in the one-day session include:

  • How NFIP reforms as a result of Biggert Waters 2012 will affect your community
  • How to reduce the cost of flood insurance through FEMA’s CRS program
  • Participants share lessons learned in FEMA’s cooperating technical programs
  • Local flood risk management issues
  • FEMA’s Levee analysis mapping program initiative – map status – how to keep your maps moving
  • How to prepare for involvement in FEMA’s great lakes coastal mapping process
  • Update on New York’s coastal erosion maps
  • The importance of outreach and communication in flood risk management
  • Resilient community planning and development strategies
  • Update on National Stormwater Management Program rulemaking and issues
  • How the Silver Jackets program can assist state and local flood risk management efforts
Source
http://nafsma.org/meetings-upcoming.php

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Hazards Flood
Themes Governance GIS and mapping Disaster risk management Social impacts and social resilience
Country and region United States of America Americas
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