Even after years of meaningful advances in meteorology, flood management, and water-related municipal infrastructure, floods still have the capacity to surprise. The results can cause disruptions to communities for months or even years – and they can be deadly. Flooding events wreak havoc on communities: closing roads, destroying infrastructure, interrupting essential services, and posing a safety risk to all who live and work in affected areas. By 2030 it’s estimated that the number of people affected by annual flooding events will more than double to 147 million globally.

In the US alone, according to FEMA, 99% of counties have experienced a flood since 1998, and more than 40% of flood insurance claims come from outside high-risk flood areas. While many cities and towns today have developed pockets of excellence in flood management strategies, most leaders will admit that they still haven’t put all the pieces together. In this eBook, we will offer an insider’s view of the tools and strategies that some leaders in flood management are already deploying to better protect their citizens, as well as case studies that show how these approaches work in real-world applications