SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS

START WITH ASSESSING THE RISK TO YOUR OWN PROPERTY/COMMUNITY

First Street Foundation’s Jeremy Porter said FEMA flood hazard maps help flood plain managers and planners, but they don’t take individual property risk — from multiple impacts of climate change — into account.

“For most, a home is the largest purchase in their life, so we developed crucial information at a property level and made it publicly accessible,” said Porter, noting that First Street has partnered with REALTOR.com to share information.