FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues
Description:
This report discusses Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), "Project Impact," and related legislative issues that Congress currently faces. PDM, as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named "Project Impact," to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters.
Date:
July 10, 2009
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X. & Keegan, Natalie
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