Climate proofing the National Flood Insurance Program

Publication date

2022-11

Authors

de Ruig, Lars Tjitze
Haer, Toon
de Moel, Hans
Brody, S.M.
Botzen, WouterISNI 0000000385448471
Czajkowski, J.
Aerts, J. C J H

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Abstract

Reforms are required to maintain a healthy and robust flood insurance market under future climate conditions for the United States. Therefore, policymakers should implement premiums that reflect flood risk and incentivize household-level risk reduction, complemented with regional flood adaptation investments.

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Citation

de Ruig, L T, Haer, T, de Moel, H, Brody, S M, Botzen, W, Czajkowski, J & Aerts, J C J H 2022, 'Climate proofing the National Flood Insurance Program', Nature Climate Change, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 975-976. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01502-6