Flood Mitigation
Mission
The Flood Mitigation Committee’s mission is to support all efforts to reduce losses from flooding. This includes working on mitigation policies, programs and procedures; mitigation grant or loan programs; post-disaster mitigation opportunities; building sciences discussions such as building codes and best practices; impacts of mitigation on flood insurance premiums; impacts of climate change upon flood losses; mitigation planning efforts; and flood mitigation measures such as acquisition, managed retreat (relocation), elevation, reconstruction and floodproofing.