FEMA issued a new rule that will increase the nation’s resilience to future flood disasters. The rule is amongst the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and designed with future climate impacts in mind.
FEMA’s new rule implements the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. The flood standard was developed because it is no longer safe or adequate to build for the flood risks of the past. More federal agencies – particularly those who distribute tens of billions of dollars for transpor