1. GROUP OF WORK: ALESSANDRO TOMASI FABIO CHIAVELLO SCAILA CHIAVELLI

5. The shift from frequent low-intensity fires to infrequent high-intensity fires

7. Disaster Management Policies Agricultural Laws Water Resources Laws

8. States east of the Mississipi River follow riparian law Hence, most eastern states now practice a new model of regulated riparianism States west of the Mississipi River follow the doctrine of prior appropriation In this last scenario, water rights are transferrable  thus subject to market forces

9. Prior appropiation Reasonable use Rule of capture

11. Until 1968 the policies adopted were oriented to the installation of protective infrastructures such as dams, levees, upstream reservoirs, channels and so on

12. In general, both drought and flood funds: While providing financial aid to victims shows compassion, it does little to modify the behavior patterns that created the vulnerability to drought or flood damages On the contrary, financial compensation to redress drought damage incentivizes a business-as-usual approach

14. Disaster ReliefInsurrance Fire Suppression Policy

15. The Agricultural Act of 2014 allocates $90 billion for crop insurance Disaster relief funds were distributed a week after that Act was signed into law, including $100 million for livestock losses in California NFIP has been forced to borrow $27 billion from the U.S. Treasury to cover the discrepancy between premiums and actual risk Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 provided $50,7 billion for Hurricane Sandy victims The Forest Service’s Fiscal Year 2015 proposed budget requests $708 million for fire suppression efforts – when annual costs from 2011 to 2013 averaged around $1,7 billion

17. MOBILITY Crop relocation Virtual water trading DIVERSIFICATION Development of a national integrated water resources management framework Diversified farming operations AWARENESS OF THE CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT Groundwater monitoring

18. Current Framework of Flood Resilience InfrastructureGovernment InsuranceDisaster Relief New Resilience Model National Vision or coordinating institution for flood Utilization of ecosystem services Better exploitation of flood insurance system Flood

20. Anthropocentric Paradigm Controlling natureSpreading risk across society Providing ex-post disaster relief New Paradigm Working with natureReducing risksMitigating damages