Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum

A fundamental goal of the ASFPM Foundation is to foster research and education to support efforts in reducing flood losses and improving floodplain management in the United States. The Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum was initiated by the foundation in order to periodically convene experts in floodplain management to explore pressing issues in the field and set out ideas for resolving them. From these forums we hope to grow a broader and deeper understanding of what it is that we still need to know, how we can better apply what we already know, and what paths may still be unexplored in our attempts to improve management of our nation’s floodplains. Only with that understanding can we move forward with needed research, policy modifications and other actions.

Forum Year	Forum Name	Forum Report
2019	Increasing Our Resiliency to Urban Flooding	Urban Flooding: Moving Towards Resilience (2020)
2015	Climate-informed Sciences and Flood Risk Management—Opportunities and Challenges	Meeting the Challenge of Change (2016)
2013	Human Adjustments in Coasts	Holistic Coasts: Adaptive Management of Changing Hazards, Risks and Ecosystems (2013)
2010	Flood Risk Management	Flood Risk Management Forum Final Report (2010)
2007	Floodplain Management 2050	Floodplain Management 2050 - Summary Report (2007)
2004	Reducing Flood Losses: Is the 1 percent Chance Flood Standard Sufficient?	Reducing Flood Losses — Final Forum Report (2004)

4th Gilbert F. White Flood Policy Forum

Presenters at the 4th Flood Policy Forum held Feb. 19-20, 2013 in Washington D.C. (pictured L to R):

Margaret Davidson, Acting Director, Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Mgt., NOAA
Nick Hardiman, Coastal Policy Advisor, Environment Agency, United Kingdom
Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, Water Institute of the Gulf
Larry Larson, Director Emeritus and Senior Policy Advisor, ASFPM