Who Will Pay to Protect Communities From Flooding?

Who will pay to protect communities from flooding?

Environment Canterbury is planning to review the Kaikōura flood protection scheme on the Kowhai River. Photo: Supplied / Environment Canterbury Canterbury councils want to know who pays for preparing for climate change as major storms and flooding threaten local communities.

The Changes We Need to Protect Our Communities from Devastating Floods

Recent weeks have seen deadly, catastrophic flooding across the country. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost so much, from New Mexico, to Texas, to North Carolina. And our hearts are especially heavy knowing that these kinds of disasters are becoming all the more common because of climate change. Without action, they will keep getting more common and more dangerous.  Despite this, Donald Trump is dragging us backward toward climate …