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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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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
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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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