US EditionFeds Behind Schedule on Flood Hazard Mapping, Auditor General Says
Auditor General Karen Hogan says fewer than half the maps include 200 high-risk flood zones and recommends interactive tools and provincial coordination.
- On Monday, Auditor General Karen Hogan reported that federal efforts to map high-risk flood zones are not on track to finish by the 2028 target date and do not account for climate change effects.
- Less than half of the 131 mapping projects cover the high-risk areas identified after the 2022 analysis, while the national risk profile found about 80 per cent of highly populated areas face flood hazards.
- The government used a private sector contractor to create a proprietary system it was not able to adjust, and only 11 of the maps have been posted to the Canada flood map inventory.
- "Flood hazard maps must integrate climate change projections; otherwise, the data are not accurate enough to guide long-term decisions," the report said, noting Budget investments should be planned with climate readiness in mind.
- Auditor General Karen Hogan and environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco recommend creating user-friendly, interactive flood maps and working with provinces to monitor high-risk areas; the government says it has accepted all recommendations.
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Audit finds flood hazard mapping behind schedule, doesn't account for climate change
OTTAWA — Federal efforts to map parts of the country facing the highest risk of flooding are not on track to finish by the 2028 target date and don't account for the effects of climate change, Canada's environment watchdog said in a new report.
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OTTAWA — Canada’s auditor general says federal efforts to map parts of the country that face the highest risk of flooding are not on track to finish by the 2028 target date and don’t account for the effects of climate change. In one of five reports released today, Auditor General Karen Hogan looked into the The post CP Feds behind schedule on flood hazard mapping, auditor general says appeared first on Medicine Hat News.
In spite of the tens of millions of dollars allocated, Ottawa's flood mapping of flooded areas is poor. Less than half of the maps covered high-risk areas, says the Commissioner of the Environment in a report released on Monday.
Feds behind schedule on flood hazard mapping, auditor general says
Canada’s auditor general says federal efforts to map parts of the country that face the highest risk of flooding are not on track to finish by the 2028 target date and don’t account for the effects of climate change. In one of five reports released today, Auditor General Karen Hogan looked into the Liberal government’s plan to create flood hazard maps and make them available to the public. The report found that the flood risk awareness portal un…
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