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Integrated Integrated Flood Management Flood Management 7th 7th June June , 2007 , 2007 GENEVE GENEVE Avinash Avinash C C Tyagi Tyagi World World Meteorological Meteorological Organisation Organisation Geneve Geneve , , Switzerland Switzerland GLOBAL PLATFORM for GLOBAL PLATFORM for Disaster Disaster Risk Risk Reduction Reduction Side Side Event on Event on Managing Managing Floods Floods for for Sustainable Sustainable Development Development
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IntegratedIntegrated Flood Management Flood Management 7th 7th JuneJune, 2007, 2007
GENEVEGENEVE
AvinashAvinash C C TyagiTyagi
World World MeteorologicalMeteorological OrganisationOrganisation
GeneveGeneve, , SwitzerlandSwitzerland
GLOBAL PLATFORM for GLOBAL PLATFORM for DisasterDisaster RiskRisk ReductionReduction
SideSide Event on Event on
ManagingManaging FloodsFloods
for for SustainableSustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
Flood Flood risksrisks and and consequentlyconsequently flood flood disastersdisasters are are
on the on the riserise
–– EmphasisEmphasis has been on has been on ‘‘ControlControl’’ ratherrather thanthan ‘‘ManagementManagement’’
–– FC FC measuresmeasures have been Adhave been Ad--hoc and stand hoc and stand alonealone
–– ReactiveReactive ratherrather thanthan proactiveproactive
–– EmphasisEmphasis has been has been largelylargely on structural on structural measuresmeasures
–– MonodisciplinaryMonodisciplinary
–– River River morphologicalmorphological behaviourbehaviour isis not not factoredfactored
–– LessonsLessons fromfrom pastpast failuresfailures have have rarelyrarely been been learntlearnt
ShortcomingsShortcomings of of pastpast FM PracticesFM Practices
New challenges!New challenges!
IncreasingIncreasing Flood Flood RisksRisks
AbsoluteAbsolute safetysafety againstagainst floodsfloods isis a a mythmyth
IncreasingIncreasing ClimateClimate variabilityvariability and and
PotentialPotential change change
GrowingGrowing environmentalenvironmental concernsconcerns
Integrated Flood Management
–– SustainableSustainable developmentdevelopment: : balancingbalancing developmentdevelopment
needsneeds and flood and flood risksrisks
–– MaximisingMaximising benefitsbenefits: : ensureensure livelihoodlivelihood securitysecurity and and
povertypoverty alleviationalleviation therebythereby reducingreducing vulnerabilityvulnerability
–– MinimisingMinimising lossloss of lifeof life
–– EnvironmentalEnvironmental preservationpreservation
Integrated Flood Management:
Objectives
–– Land and Water managementLand and Water management
–– Structural and NonStructural and Non--structuralstructural
–– UpstreamUpstream and and DownstreamDownstream
–– Short Short termterm and Longand Long--termterm
–– Local and basin Local and basin levellevel measuresmeasures
–– Top down and Top down and BottomBottom up up decisiondecision makingmaking
–– DevelopmentDevelopment needsneeds withwith ecologicecologic and and economiceconomic
concernsconcerns
–– FunctionalFunctional IntegrationIntegration of Institutionsof Institutions
��IntegrationIntegration ofof
Integrated Flood Management:
A Holistic Approach
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management Understanding the Flood Risks
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management Comprehensive Assessment of Risks
�� Mitigation and Mitigation and PreparednessPreparedness
�� ResponseResponse
�� RecoveryRecovery and and rehabilitationrehabilitation
�� ResidualResidual risksrisks
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
Water Cycle as a whole
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
Water Cycle as a whole
MultiMulti--hazardhazard approachapproach
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
Water Cycle as a whole
MultiMulti--hazardhazard approachapproach
River basin as a planning unit
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
Water Cycle as a whole
MultiMulti--hazardhazard approachapproach
River basin as a planning unit
Inter-disciplinary
IFM: PRINCIPLES
Risk Management
Water Cycle as a whole
Multi-hazard approach
River basin as a planning unit
Inter-disciplinary
Stakeholders participation
with a multidisciplinary approachwith a multidisciplinary approach–– Appropriate Institutional structures Appropriate Institutional structures for proper for proper
coordination and coordination and linkages;linkages;
–– Enabling participatory processes; andEnabling participatory processes; and
–– Information management and exchange Information management and exchange mechanisms.mechanisms.
RequirementsRequirements of IFMof IFM
Clear and objective policiesClear and objective policies••Comprehensive assessment and understanding of flood risks;Comprehensive assessment and understanding of flood risks;
••MultiMulti--sectoralsectoral approach to reach the objectives;approach to reach the objectives;
••Appropriate legislation and regulations; andAppropriate legislation and regulations; and
••Innovative economic instruments.Innovative economic instruments.
Flood Management Policy SeriesFlood Management Policy Series
�� Instrumental in bridging Instrumental in bridging
disciplinary gaps for IFMdisciplinary gaps for IFM
�� ExpertExpert--group basedgroup based
�� PeerPeer--reviewedreviewed
�� Specific target groupsSpecific target groups
–– Policy MakersPolicy Makers
–– Flood ManagersFlood Managers
–– Experts in respective Experts in respective
special fieldsspecial fields
�� Target group adapted Target group adapted
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