Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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This webinar is hosted by the Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance. This presentation will begin with a 10 minute federal update followed by a brief Q&A period. This will be followed by the featured webinar presentaiton entitled “Floodplain Policies for Flood Survivors - A Conversation.”
Abstract:
Recent research indicates that by 2050 more than 60 million may be vulnerable to “1-in-100-year” floods. Flood Forum USA is building a national, grassroots movement of communities affected by flooding. We are currently working with 25 flood advocacy group leaders from a dozen states, representing approximately 25,000 residents. Through our partnership with the American Geophysical Union, we have matched many of the groups with expert scientists from academia and federal agencies who are now working alongside them.
This webinar convenes flood group leaders to prompt a discussion on the state and national policies that flood survivors should be advocating for.
Speaker Bio:
Harriet Festing is Executive Director of Anthropocene Alliance (Aa), and Director of Aa’s first initiative, Flood Forum USA. As a British environmentalist, her experience stretches across diverse fields - water, energy, agriculture, housing - within government, non-profits and academic sectors in the US and UK.
Harriet will be joined on the webinar by Flood Forum leaders from across the U.S.
This webinar has been preapproved for 1 CEC for CFMs who participate individually in the entire event by the Association of State Floodplain Managers.
