Sentences with phrase «reduce local flooding»

Not only can this help reduce local flooding, it also recharges underground aquifers.

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He also noted that the projects will reduce local vulnerability to natural disasters by replacing older bridges and culverts with new structures better able to withstand floods.

Beyond the benefits to individual homeowners, rainwater harvesting can also be good for the local community, as it reduces the erosion, flooding and pollution runoff associated with heavy rainfall, and lessens reliance on public water supplies, alleviating some of the burden on utilities.

A University of Illinois survey of randomly selected households in Champaign - Urbana concluded that people are willing to pay to reduce flooding in their own basement, but they may also place a high value on water quality and the health of local rivers and streams.

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

Flood zones have been earmarked for urban agriculture in the urban land - use plan, thereby reducing the impacts of floods and enhancing local food security

Its importance is that it encourages local governments to act before a disaster — for instance for risks from flooding, to reduce exposure and risk as well as being prepared for emergency responses prior to the flood (eg temporary evacuation from places at risk of flooding) and rapid response and building back afterwards.

are supporting local agriculture to reduce dependency on imports, as a flood risk reduction strategy, and to improve urban food security.

The Western Province, Sri Lanka; Rosario and the Province of Santa Fé, Argentina are supporting local agriculture to reduce dependency on imports, as a flood risk reduction strategy, and to improve urban food security.

[It] will reduce poverty's threat to conservation by improving water quality, controlling floods, promoting ecotourism and enhancing local employment.

The company even recycles heat given off by furnaces, reduces drainage to prevent local flooding problems, and uses vegetable oil within tractor hydraulics so as not to contaminate forest floors.

Discounts of up to 45 % are available in communities where local officials enforce certain requirements that can reduce flood damage.

For more information about reducing your Chicago flood insurance premiums, contact a local Trusted Choice independent agent.

Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local municipalities and the federal government, which states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against flood damage.

Summary: The federal government makes flood insurance available to home owners in areas in which the local government has adopted and enforces a floodplain management ordinance to reduce flood risks to new construction in flood hazard areas.