AECOM Develops Study Addressing Riverine and Coastal Flood Response to Climate Change
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AECOM was selected by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop “The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth on the National Flood Insurance Program Through 2100,” a study addressing riverine and coastal flood response to climate change in order to reduce the risk of flood damage.
Long-term erosion influenced by sea-level rise may cause shorelines in coastal areas to shift. By 2100, ignoring this shift could result in a 40-percent increase in special flood hazard areas in riverine and coastal environments across the United States (subject to regional variability).
As a leading advocate and consultant for climate change mitigation and adaptation, AECOM was selected by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop “The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth on the National Flood Insurance Program Through 2100,” a study addressing riverine and coastal flood response to climate change.
“With a goal of identifying increasingly hazardous coastal areas and reducing the risk of flood damage to people and property, the study recommends options intended to increase the National Flood Insurance Program’s long-term viability,” said AECOM’s Scott Edelman, director, water.
Continued Mark Crowell, FEMA project manager, “The climate change study may be one of the most important studies that FEMA conducts over the next year or so — if not the next decade.”
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