"Resilient DC" is a risk mitigation plan that sets a range of goals for coping with increasingly severe floods and heat waves, the major climate stresses projected for the city, which sits at the junction of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. (Photo: Shutterstock)
(Bloomberg) — Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S. city to set such a policy.
The proposal is part of a broader plan to protect Washington, which is home to 700,000 people and the headquarters of most federal agencies, from climate change and other threats. That plan, called "Resilient DC" and released Monday, sets a range of goals for coping with increasingly severe floods and heat waves, the major climate stresses projected for the city, which sits at the junction of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.
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"Confronting climate change means setting bold goals for the future," Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement. She said the resilience plan "builds on our reputation as a leader in the response to a changing climate."
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