Moving from Flood Management to Flood Resilience

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February 15, 2017

Moving from Flood Management to Flood ResilienceRobert Larson

Flood Management:Process of preventing or minimizing damages to the environment, people and assets caused by flooding.

Definition

Data management and modelling

Prevention and Planning

Emergency Response

Post-Flood Restoration and Repair

Key elements

Protection of People, Assets and

Environment

Knowledge exchange is critical, but is challenging and changing:• Governments have traditionally

driven flood management.

• Owners/Operators are increasingly proactive to protect assets and understand risks.

• Consultants continue to be relied upon to provide flood modelling studies and results interpretation.

Stakeholder information flow

Owners/Operators

Understand risks to propertyEvacuation

Insurance Needs

ConsultantsFlood ForecastingFlood ModellingFlood Prevention

Associated Services

GovernmentPolicies and Land

UseEmergency Response

RestorationFlood Mitigation

FundingFlood Forecasting

The traditional approach does not always answer key and common issues:

Issues Determination

How can I provide an effective and efficient emergency response planning (ERP) in the

event of a flood crisis?

What areas are the most vulnerable and what is

the anticipated cost associated with the flood? Do I have the same risk profile as

everyone in the floodplain?

How long will the flood impact my asset, my

city, my operation? Can we change our operation

to limit the damages?

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