• GRAND CHALLENGE #1: Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed. • GRAND CHALLENGE #2: Understand the natural processes that produce hazards. • GRAND CHALLENGE #3: Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies. • GRAND CHALLENGE #4: Reduce the vulnerability of infrastructure. • GRAND CHALLENGE #5: Assess disaster resilience. • GRAND CHALLENGE #6: Promote risk-wise behavior.
America’s Costliest Disaster • Six Flood Apex Research & Development Tracks: 2016-2020 1. Reduce Flood Fatalities : 80victims/year based on a 30-year average, 10 % /year reduction 2. Reduce Uninsured Losses : 50% uninsured or under-insured, 10% /year reduction 3. Improve Mitigation Investment Decisions : $7.9 billion annually, 1%/year reduction($80 million/year) 4. Enhance Community Resilience : Local community level 5. Improve Management of Flood Support Data : (1)more accurate terrain elevation data and (2)comprehensive structure and building “footprint” maps 6. Improve Predictive Flood Analytics