Flood Mitigation in the Southeastern United States

Completed

Regional focus

North America

Topics

Legislation and Policy

Space, Security and Conflicts

Environment and Biology

Health and Medicine

Resilient America visited communities in the southeastern region of United States that recently experienced flood-related disasters to advance understanding of what mitigation efforts look like at the local level. Specifically, this project investigated the range of mitigation actions and investments taking place in communities, the challenges communities face mitigating floods, and what communities need that will enable them to make investments in mitigation.

About Past Events

Events

Event: Mitigation Actions and Opportunities to Address Community Flood Risk

December 10 - 11, 2019

Past

The Resilient America Program hosted the event, “Mitigation Actions and Opportunities to Address Community Flood Risk,” which brought together stakeholders from four communities that participated in R...

Flood Mitigation in the Southeastern United States - Community Meetings in Ellicott City, MD

September 24 - 26, 2019

Past

The Resilient America Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine visited select communities in the southeastern region of United States that recently experienced flood-re...

Flood Mitigation in the Southeastern United States - Community Meetings in Savannah and Tybee Island, GA

September 17 - 19, 2019

Past

Flood Mitigation in the Southeastern United States - Community Meetings in Biloxi, MS

August 27 - 29, 2019

Past

Flood Mitigation in the Southeastern United States - Community Meetings in Roanoke and Vinton, VA

July 30 - August 1, 2019

Past

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