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FEMA’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration -- Leading the Nation to Build a Stronger, Smarter, Safer America MITIGATION WORKS Sandra K. Knight, PhD, PE, D.WRE Deputy Administrator for Mitigation Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration

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FEMA’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration -- Leading the Nation to Build a Stronger, Smarter, Safer America

MITIGATION WORKS

Sandra K. Knight, PhD, PE, D.WRE Deputy Administrator for MitigationFederal Insurance and Mitigation Administration

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Challenges and Opportunities for Managing Flood Risk and Floodplain Resources

ASFPM 35th National ConferenceChallenges and Opportunities for Managing Flood Risk and Floodplain Resources

ASFPM 35th National Conference

FEMA Update

Some successes

Some challenges

Some opportunities

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NFIP ReformSocietal

Responsibility

Economic Development

EnvironmentalIndividual

Accountability

Protecting Citizens Sustainability &

Resiliency

Equitable

Viable

Responsible

Accountable

Affordable

Variety of overlapping/competing priorities from a vast array of stakeholders

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FIMA Strategic Planning

Top Priorities: Engaging the Whole Community

through Strong Grassroots Efforts

Documenting and communicating the value of mitigation with a unified voice

Presenting a holistic view of FIMA programs in a team environment

Promote Employee Empowerment in an Environment of Collaboration and Innovation

Value People and Relationships

Enhance Credibility

Advancing Disaster- Resilient and Sustainable

Communities

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Reducing Flood Risk is a Joint Effort

NORFMA

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Things That Make Me Lose Sleep #1 -- Levees

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Things That Make Me Lose Sleep #2 -- Dams

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The National Dam Safety Program

The NDSP which is led by FEMA, is a partnership of Federal, State, and other stakeholders which promotes individual and community responsibility for dam safety.

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Need for National Strategic Water Resource PolicyThings That Make Me Lose Sleep #3:

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• Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force

• National Committee on Levee Safety (NCLS)

• USACE/FEMA/OMB Levee Task Force• WRDA Principles & Standards Update

FEMA and Federal Partners in Water Policy

http://www.tva.com/
http://www.hud.gov/
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0
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Things That Make Me Lose Sleep #4 – Valuing Mitigation

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Key strategic priority for FIMA

FEMA’s National Advisory

Committee is assisting

Need others – including you

Communicating the Value

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FEMA & ASFPM -- A Continuing Partnership

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Other Issues – Endangered Species

Other Issues – Global Climate Change

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Other Issues – Land Use

Other Issues – Transportation/Infrastructure/Lifelines


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Building Blocks to Sustainable Living Sandra K. Knight, PhD, PE, D.WRE Deputy Administrator for Mitigation Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.

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