ADAPT – Towards an integrated tool for deciding about adaptation measures – case study: floods Follow-up committee meeting 6 October 2009 Compilation of information on adaptation measures (Fiches - summary sheet) Eve Giron – CEESE (ULB)

Methodology Common framework for every “fiches” Some examples Details for the adaptation measure of the Ourthe case study

The common framework 1) Definition 2) Categorisation 2.1 Intervention into the general flood risk assessment framework 2.2 Intervention in the DPSI-chain 3) Possible side effects 3.1 Components of the general flood risk assessment framework 3.2 Non-flood risk related socio-economic and ecological effects 4) Investment and operating costs 5) References

Some examples Example: private protection measure Combinaison of structural and non-structural measures Vulnerability of the element-at-risk? The measures is preventive, source oriented, effect oriented or curative? Examples from the literature of rate of reduction because of the A.M.

Some examples Example: protection walls/mobile dikes Costs expected: equipment costs (md 450€/m-1,20m & 980€/m-1,80m)* civil works costs (walls) operating costs (Y/N) storage costs (Y/N) maintenance costs (++/+) *Source: Aquafence (mail enquiry)

Specification about our adaptation measures Data provided by Ulg for the volume of earth to be excavated, length and high of the wall… Contact different construction companies with precise number In order to determine and develop a precise CBA Work on going…

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