In 2019, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) released their \u201cNatural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2019 Report.\u201d In the report, NIBS highlighted the risks that flooding and other natural hazards present to communities, and how implementing mitigation efforts\u2014or \u201cmeasures that governments, building owners, developers, tenants, and others can take to reduce the impacts of natural hazard events\u201d\u2014can result in significant savings.
\nThey estimated that for every $1 invested in flood mitigation, $6 are saved in post-disaster recovery costs. [add sentence on cost of flood disasters over last decade?]
\nWith over 1 million houses in the 100-year floodplain and given the rising frequency of flood events across the nation, it is vital that individuals and communities take action today to protect against future flooding tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"