AFC hosts leaders at North Carolina summit on infrastructure and flooding
On the eve of the WATERS Summit, AFC hosted a reception with 60 attendees from over 20 communities in North Carolina.
Flood resilience and clean water go hand in hand
By pursuing both flood resilience and clean water together, communities can become cleaner, safer, and more resilient.
AFC convenes local and state leaders on Western NC resilience tour
The American Flood Coalition convened county staff, elected officials, and state agency representatives for its High Country Flood Resilience Tour.
New North Carolina budget boosts resilience for transportation
“An often-overlooked impact is how flooding affects transportation,” write a group of local leaders in North Carolina in a new op-ed. “While flooding overwhelms businesses, hospitals, and homes, it also wipes out roads and bridges that link all these critical community assets.” The authors outline the new state funds for transportation resilience, crucially protecting roads […]
AFC abroad: Netherlands trip explores one nation’s approach to flood solutions
The American Flood Coalition participated in a trip hosted by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to explore its diverse approaches to flooding and water management.
Before building infrastructure, communities need accurate rainfall data
The federal government has taken steps to make available accurate, forward-looking rainfall data, but there is more work to be done.
PROTECT funds embed flood resilience solutions into transportation projects
States can upgrade and reinforce existing transportation infrastructure to better withstand extreme weather, sea level rise, and flooding.
Q&A: Building resilient infrastructure starts with flood models
To better understand what goes into flood models, we talked to Liz Perez, president and founder of Collective Water Resources, LLC.
4 years after Florence, N.C. is building a flood-resilient future
“North Carolina has taken steps to build a safer, more resilient state, from the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge Mountains,” write two Eastern North Carolina leaders in a new op-ed. Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and Pender County Commissioner Jackie Newton applaud the state for investing hundreds of millions of dollars in flood resilience and […]
To build for the future, we need updated rainfall records
“Rainfall data is one of the most overlooked and highest reward opportunities to ensure our cities and towns are built for a future of more frequent and intense extreme weather events,” writes AFC Executive Director Melissa Roberts in a new op-ed. Yet many communities have little access to accurate, forward-looking rainfall data — through no […]
