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Photo Credit: Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas on August 31, 2017 (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last month the Midwest faced historic floods that devastated rural communities, drowned farms, contaminated water supplies, and resulted in billions of dollars in damages. As climate change exacerbates the risk of these catastrophic flooding events in the Midwest and throughout the U.S., a growing number of citizens will need support rebuilding their homes more resiliently or relocating to safer, higher ground. Congress can help citizens take these actions to adapt to the risks of climate change by adopting a package of climate-smart reforms for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Though Congress has stalled on NFIP reform in recent years, it will have yet another chance in May\u2014the next deadline for long-term reauthorization of the program. \u00a0A new article from the Sabin Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council<\/a>, released in this month\u2019s Environmental Law Reporter, provides key recommendations on how to change the NFIP for a changing climate.<\/p>\n

Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to reduce flood damages nationwide and ease the federal government\u2019s financial burden for providing disaster recovery. In pursuit of these goals, the NFIP provides federally backed insurance to property owners and renters in communities that establish minimum requirements for building, land use, and floodplain management practices that reduce flooding risk. Over it\u2019s lifetime, the NFIP has provided<\/a> 5.1 million flood insurance policies providing $1.3 trillion in coverage. But due largely to recent flood disasters and charging insufficient premiums that don\u2019t reflect homeowners\u2019 true risk exposure, the NFIP has sunk over $20.5 billion in debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The NFIP already faces escalating costs at least partially due to exacerbated flooding risks and sea level rise from climate change\u2014and these risks are mounting. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsored study estimates the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area within the 100-year floodplain subject to development restrictions under the NFIP, will grow<\/a> by between 40% to 45% by 2100. The combination of a growing floodplain and population growth will drive demand for a greater number of NFIP policies, further overloading the program\u2014unless it adopts meaningful reforms.<\/p>\n

In a new article<\/a>, the Sabin Center and NRDC assess the current state of the NFIP, how climate change threatens the NFIP, and outline several strategies to change the NFIP for a changing climate. These strategies include:<\/p>\n

1. Encourage long-term migration away from coastal areas and floodplains through a national \u201cdiscounts for buyouts\u201d program that would offer homeowners discounts on their flood insurance premiums now, in exchange for a commitment to accept a future buyout once their home is substantially damaged by flooding.<\/p>\n

2. Expedite bringing vulnerable properties into compliance with floodplain development requirements that decrease the potential for flood damage by community adoption of a cumulative and\/or lower threshold \u201csubstantial damage\u201d or \u201csubstantial improvement\u201d standard.<\/p>\n

3. Increase the transparency and availability of information on flood damages, number and cost of policies, information on repeatedly flooded properties, costs of the program to the nation, and the level of enforcement by participating communities through a national \u201chomeowner right-to-know\u201d provision, and at the state level improve disclosure policies that inform homebuyers about flood-related risks.<\/p>\n

4. Improve monitoring, tracking, and disclosure of data related to community compliance and provide resources to address barriers to enforcement that impede implementation of the floodplain regulations at the community level.<\/p>\n

Collectively, these reforms can help restructure the NFIP to prevent escalation of debts, reduce taxpayer burden, and most importantly increase the safety of millions of vulnerable homeowners.<\/p>\n

However, these suggested reforms are a starting point for changing the NFIP for a changing climate, not the final destination. A truly climate-smart NFIP will require further comprehensive reforms<\/a>, including restructuring premiums to more accurately reflect flooding risks and updating mapping<\/a> to reflect sea level rise and ever-escalating flooding risks driven by climate change. Further, as communities grapple with implementing the local components of the above solutions, they will need to refine these policies to reflect the requirements of local law, address equity considerations, attract adequate financing, and meet the individualized needs of their residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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