ANTH 266 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Flood Insurance Program, Vulnerability Assessment
22 Apr 2019
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Originally created to locally address existing and future hazards due to intensifying climate change impacts. Officially adopted by the city in december 2018. Fulfills the federal emergency management agency (fema) requirements. Went out for public comment on the civicomment online tool on 8/27. Played an important role in the development of the plan. In baltimore, they identified the following hazards as a threat: Protect health, safety, and welfare of residents and visitors. Prevent damage to structures, infrastructure, and critical facilities. Build resilience and disaster prevention and planning into all programs, policies, and infrastructure. Elevate rating in the community rating system (crs) Identify all assets and critical facilities (inventory analysis) Risk modeling to assess threats from existing hazards and predicted climate impacts. Development of strategies and actions to mitigate existing hazards and reduce predicted impacts. Development of implementation plans for these actions.
