GAO targets Fema and RMA on climate change risk
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has told two key
government agencies they must encourage crop and flood
policyholders to adopt practices that reduce long-term risk.
Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) and the
Risk Management Agency (RMA) had taken steps to reduce federal
exposure, the GAO said that there were challenges ahead that might
hinder these attempts.
For example, flood insurance policyholders who build to
Fema's National Flood Insurance Program (NFI
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