1. Water directors meeting 20-21 June 2005 Luxemburg
Flood action programme
Pillar a) « Research and information »
European exchange circle on flood forecasting EXCIFF
New proposal for an european exchange circle on flood mapping

2. Water directors meeting 20-21 June 2005 Luxemburg
European exchange circle on flood forecasting
EXCIFF
Report of activity and follow-up proposals

3. Agreement on proposal from JRC and France
EXCIFF The history
December Amsterdam
Agreement on proposal from JRC and France
To enable exchange of experience on the topic of “flood forecasting and early warning”
To gather operating national or international centers or agencies (including meteorological and hydrological aspects)
=> To set up the European exchange circle on flood forecasting - EXCIFF

4. EXCIFF Activity sheet of EXCIFF
In view of improving flood forecasting
To draw a state-of-play of current flood forecasting practices in Europe including EFAS
To identify the needs to fulfil and the gaps to fill for European countries
To identify the most important fields to work on in order to improve know-how in Europe
To propose common concrete actions to carry out

5. 22 Member States or Agencies
EXCIFF Composition
EXCIFF Members
22 Member States or Agencies
31 operational centres or organisations (hydrological, meteorological)
43 focal points

6. EXCIFF Progress report
EXCIFF members written contributions Dec.04 – Mar.05
Overview of flood forecasting in Europe:
Current practices; Needs to fulfil; How to go forward
EXCIFF 1st workshop – Apr.05 – Toulouse
To prioritize the needs to fulfil in Europe in order to improve flood forecasting
To offer achieved experiences, know-how or tools to exchange within EXCIFF
To make some proposals of actions to carry out together

7. EXCIFF 1st Workshop - Proposals
The 3 priority actions for 2005
6C - Implement a EXCIFF Internet site/portal related to flood forecasting (co-op.: France, JRC, DG Env)
5C - Work on “flood forecasting information for the general public” (co-op.: s-g « flood forecasting and warning » of RA VI-WGH WMO)
3C - Organise exchange of methods between EXCIFF countries on flood forecasting including EFAS (modelling/experience/organisation) (co-op.: s-g « flood forecasting and warning » of RA VI-WGH WMO)

8. EXCIFF 1st Workshop - Proposals
3 other new actions for 2006
4C - Organise collective trainings for flood forecasters about the catchments behaviour, the modelling and the forecasting process (co-op.: WMO)
1C - Work on : “hydrological data quality standard and hydrological data exchange standard” (co-op.: RA VI-WGH WMO)
2C - Express a need to the meteorological community for agreement between hydrological and meteorological communities concerning use and exchange of meteorological data (co-op.: RA VI-WGH WMO ; INSPIRE)

9. Water directors meeting 20-21 June 2005 Luxemburg
European exchange circle on flood mapping
New proposal

10. European exchange circle on flood mapping New proposal
Context
Pillar a) « Research and information »
Need to enable exchange on other topics of flood risk management
MS may have to develop Flood mapping soon
Proposal
To set up an European exchange circle on flood mapping

11. European exchange circle on flood mapping Expected outputs
to review the current practices in flood mapping in Europe
to identify the knowledge that can be shared
to write a guide of best practices on flood mapping

12. European exchange circle on flood mapping Expected co-operations
Many MS have got achieved experiences in flood mapping
Many others will have to develop their own practice
EEA’s Neighbourhood information project – prototype on flood mapping
France offers to organise this activity with a willing co-leader

13. European exchange circle on flood mapping New proposal
Water directors meeting June 2005 Luxemburg
Water directors are invited to :
give advice and guidance on follow up activity for EXCIFF
agree on the actions 6C, 5C and 3C planned for 2005 and to offer financial and/or manpower involvements
agree on the proposal of new exchange circle on flood mapping
offer involvement and/or co-leading with France in this new activity