Disaster Mitigation Pays Off
January 22, 2019
Investing in measures to prevent damage from natural disasters such as hurricanes has been shown to save money in the long run, yet the United States continues to focus primarily on after-the-fact recovery efforts. In Issues, experts have offered detailed proposals for ways to switch attention from recovery to mitigation, including upgrading the resiliency of infrastructure systems and better aligning political and social decision-making with scientific evidence on climate change and rising sea levels.