1. Integrated Flood Risk Analysis and Management Methodologies
Paul Samuels
FLOODsite Coordinator
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2. Distribution of river floods1998-2002
Source: European Environment Agency
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3. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
FLOODsite Origins
European Community expert meeting May 1995
RIBAMOD Concerted Action
FP4 and FP5 Research Projects
FP6 Expressions of Interest May 2002
FP6 Call for research closed April 2003
Contract negotiation July 2003
Contract signature July 2004
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4. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
FLOODsite Overview
EC grant to budget of €9.68 Million
Complemented by other funds
Start date 1 March 2004
Duration of 5 years
36 Partners
13 Countries (BE, CZ, DE, ES, FR, GR, HU, IT, NL, PL, PT, SE, UK)
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5. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
Project Vision
Our research will improve the management of flood risks within the EU and more broadly.
FLOODsite will benefit the citizens of Europe, by reducing flood risks and improving resilience in the face of floods.
The partners will work together to implement the research results in practice.
The team will produce peer-reviewed scientific publications from their research
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6. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
FLOODsite Objectives
Examine causes, impact and control of floods
Why floods occur and how far they travel
Frequency and sources of floods, flood routes and defences
Human Factors
Hazard, exposure, vulnerability, attitudes, damage experienced
Risk Management
Pre-event planning
Emergency management
Post-event recovery
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7. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
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8. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
Methodology
Local extremes and combination of events
Performance of defences and spread of inundation
Impacts on people
Flash flood forecasting for “small” rivers
Decision support for flood management
Decision support for long term planning
Pilot sites for development of methods
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9. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
13 Countries Involved
Real Cases
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10. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
Expected Outcomes
Better use of weather radar and satellite observations
Improved reliability of defences
Improved emergency management
Systematic mitigation of flood flood risk and sustainable adaptation to change
Guidance documents from research
Education and training materials
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11. European Action Plan on Flood Risk Management
Conclusions
Europe is leading the world with FLOODsite
FLOODsite will improve the management of all types of flooding
However ...
Floods are natural and random
We cannot eliminate floods but we can prepare for them
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