Flood mapping should be priority
Speaking yesterday at a seminar organised by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, Mark Babister from the National Committee on Water Engineering (part of Engineers Australia), said getting politicians behind flood mapping was extremely difficult.
He was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying: '"The insurance industry wants it, home purchasers want it but people selling homes don't want it at all.”
Pressure from homeowners and the real estate industry meant politicians had shied away from the issue, he said.
"Flood mapping will come with a lot of political angst."'
The seminar, held in Sydney, focused on the Queensland floods in January. Those attending—including engineers and flood experts—discussed disaster risks, mitigation and solutions in the wake of a high number of natural disasters this year.
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