Zurich Report on Hurricane Harvey Highlights Lessons Learned on Risk, Resilience
Report finds interrelated natural and man-made factors led to the extensive damage from Hurricane Harvey and provides lessons learned for communities facing flood risks
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The lessons learned and recommendations from
* Use forward-looking scenarios paired with worst-case historical information to plan for the future
* Foster a culture of awareness around risk through increased transparency and communication
* Build back better or incentivize buyouts
* Address household preparedness as part of business preparedness
* Make flood insurance more universally appealing to homeowners and businesses through multi-hazard approaches
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Further information
Since 2013, Zurich has conducted thirteen Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) reports on responses to natural catastrophes across the globe, including in
Zurich's PERC methodology is an approach for understanding why a hazard becomes a disaster, and then from that, identifying entry points for building resilience. The PERC methodology is open-source and available to anyone who wants to conduct a post-event review. PERC studies and a manual that serves as a guide for conducting PERCs are available at https://www.zurich.com/en/sustainability/flood-resilience/learning-from-post-flood-events
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