5 ways to reduce flood risk through state resilience plans
To improve ways state resilience plans lead to action, AFC identified five recommendations for state planners.
Using agriculture to reduce flooding in the Midwest
Multi-cropping can improve water and soil quality, reduce agricultural runoff, and even reduce flooding.
Q&A: Charleston’s Dale Morris on how chief resilience officers tackle flooding
In 2017, Charleston, South Carolina, added a chief resilience officer to lead efforts to address flooding and sea level rise. To better understand the position, we spoke with Charleston’s Dale Morris.
How to prepare for infrastructure funds: A checklist for local leaders
To prepare for infrastructure funds, communities can develop smart projects and submit competitive applications to increase flood resilience.
Building community-driven flood resilience
Projects in Hampton, Virginia, and Kinston, North Carolina, highlight the importance of community engagement to accelerate local park improvements — including for ways to reduce flooding.
What’s in Florida’s new resilience package
The Florida Legislature passed the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience bill, which permanently establishes a statewide resilience office.
Faced with rising seas, this Florida city is building a resilience fund
Coral Gables, Florida, created a resilience fund to finance adaptation and resilience projects down the road.
Adapting to flooding and sea level rise through wetland conservation
Wetlands provide a long list of benefits for nearby communities, including protection against floods.
Preparing for BRIC: How to position your community for resilience funds
What’s FEMA’S BRIC program and how can your community prepare an application? Here’s everything local leaders need to know about the program.
Fighting floods in Texas: How a regional partnership advances resilience in the Coastal Bend
Texas’s Coastal Bend is no stranger to flooding and sea level rise. To build flood resilience, the Regional Resilience Partnership was formed.