In this case study, the University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment and the Environmental Law Institute examine floodplain buyouts in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that were funded by the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
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In this case study, the University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment and the Environmental Law Institute examine floodplain buyouts in Jefferson County, Wisconsin that were funded by the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
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The Natural Hazards and Opportunity: Community Resilience and Habitat Connectivity project aims to help communities understand and fully leverage the potential ecological and social value of properties acquired under federal hazard mitigation and other programs that fund voluntary acquisitions of flood prone properties.
This Action Guide is designed to help local governments across the country leverage hazard mitigation buyouts to protect, restore, and connect habitats in local communities.
Since 1993, FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program has funded the acquisition of over 55,000 flood-damaged properties. Under FEMA’s acquisition programs, once properties are purchased following a disaster, existing structures must be removed and the land must be dedicated to open space, recreational, or wetland management uses. These properties can offer opportunities to restore and permanently protect natural habitats and help conserve biodiversity, while also providing community amenities and improving resilience.
The tale of two different cities: Medellin, Colombia, in the 1990s and today.
Cities and states struggling with mitigation of urban heat islands.
Recently, increased emphasis has been placed on non-structural and nature-based hazard mitigation solutions, including the restoration of wetlands and floodplains, as cost-effective alternatives for flood hazard mitigation that also help achieve conservation goals like maintaining biodiversity. FEMA hazard mitigation grant programs could provide potential funding that could pay for the restoration and protection of critical natural infrastructure and improve outcomes and reduce costs from the next disaster.
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