Turning climate information into action for stormwater management in the Mid-Atlantic region

In this paper researchers discuss recommendations for  more effective stormwater planning, design, and management in the Mid-Atlantic region. Flooding is one of the costliest types of natural disasters in the United States. Flooding is one of the costliest types of natural disasters in the United States.

Recommendations emerging from the study include:

• Increased funding for national and regional applied policy research could be directed to address these needs, including the development of practical educational materials, guidance documents and case studies. 
• Rigorous coproduction processes should be implemented to ensure that funding is used to generate products that address the real needs of stormwater managers.
• Direct support for communities to understand their future flood risk, with funding from state and/or federal departments, could provide much needed capacity.