Serving society Stimulating innovation Supporting legislation The Global Flood Partnership bridging the gaps from science to operations Jutta Thielen-del Pozo, T. De Groeve and R. Brakenridge * *Dartmouth Flood Observatory

Flooding – a local threat with global dimensions Key words: Vulnerable societies – cross-sectoral impacts - climate change World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, 2015

Bridging gap between science and operations – a multidisciplinary challenge 314 September 2015

Launching the Global Flood Partnership T. De Groeve (JRC, lead), J. Thielen (JRC) and R. Brakenridge (Dartmouth Flood Observatory) Partnering for global flood forecasting, monitoring and impact assessment to strengthen preparedness and response and to reduce disaster losses Global Flood Working Group, 4-6 March 2014, ECMWF, UK

Global Flood Partnership 514 September 2015 Research & Development Integration, Global to local, Assimilation, Climate risk, Tailored services, Impact Research & Development Integration, Global to local, Assimilation, Climate risk, Tailored services, Impact Flood Toolbox Data, models, services Flood Toolbox Data, models, services Flood Observatory Operational advice with data, models, services Flood Observatory Operational advice with data, models, services International aid and development organisations National flood disaster management authorities Flood Record Losses, hydrological data, maps Flood Record Losses, hydrological data, maps Training Capacity building and maintaining Training Capacity building and maintaining improve run 10 day forecast Maps Impact integrate participate maintain build risk mainstream User Forum User conference, feedback loop User Forum User conference, feedback loop

Key words of the partnership partnership 614 September 2015 Global Operational Innovative Shared Restricted Not authorative

It works (already) 714 September 2015 Malawi flood event Several weeks of heavy rainfalls followed by devastating flooding State of emergency declared on 13 January 2015 More than people affected, casualties, damage to crop and livestock Picture from: MapAction

GFP “in action” 814 September January Request for more information by UN World Food Programme (WFP) 14 JanuaryOverview report from Global Flood Awareness System. 14 JanuaryInformation from the EU Civil Protection portal was shared with WFP JanuaryITHACA provided an EXTREME RAINFALL ASSESSMENT for Malawi 15/01/ January Vienna University of Technology communicates that satellite-based flood maps available based on TerraSAR-X from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). WFP communicated that maps were shared with the country offices 15 JanuaryCommunication that GFDRR is getting involved 16 JanuaryDartmouth flood observatory: floods are mapped manually 16 JanuaryNASA : the charter has been activated for Mozambique but not yet Malawi. Satellite imagery does not yet show flooding at the mouth of the Zambezi 16 JanuaryUpon a request for clarification if the charter has been activated, UNOSAT confirms that the Charter has been activated for Malawi 20 JanuaryMalawi Floods - ECHO Civil Protection Message no.1 which contains an update on the situation is distributed 27 January EU CP triggers COPERNICUS Emergency Management Mapping service

Global flood and rainfall forecasts 914 September 2015 Extreme Forecasting Index (EFI) from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS - JRC, ECMWF)

Dartmouth Flood Observatory 1014 September 2015 Sample, southern Mozambique. Red is flooding as recorded by lower backscatter in Jan. 11 Sentinel 1 SAR image, compared to previous image Dec. 24. Data courtesy of the European Space Agency

1114 September 2015 Other information links on the flooding communicated: node/44/

Announcement: 2015 conference of the Global Flood Partnership 4-6 May 2015 in Boulder, Colorado More info and Registration: © European Commission © Wikimedia commons

Tackling flooding holistically Prevention: Hazard and risk mapping, climate change adaptation and mitigation, flood risk management plans Response Detection, Flood extent mapping, information sharing Recovery: Financial support, insurance Science for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2 nd February 2015 Preparedness Early warning systems, Flood monitoring and detection, inundation modelling Cross-Cutting Data, tools, research, knowledge transfer, communication,