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Integrated flood management: experiences of 13 countries with their implementation and day‐to‐day management
Author(s) -
van Alphen Jos,
Lodder Quirijn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.251
Subject(s) - flood myth , flood risk management , economic shortage , political science , session (web analytics) , risk management , management , geography , humanities , business , public administration , economics , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , advertising , archaeology
Within the context of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD3), May 25–27, 2005 in the Netherlands, a special session was organized for chief executive officers (CEOs) of organizations in 13 countries all over the world, responsible for flood management. The purpose was to exchange experiences with their implementation of integrated flood management and day‐to‐day management. Although countries differ considerably with respect to the flood problems they encounter and their socio‐economic and organizational settings, some common issues emerged: the challenge of translating a risk‐based approach on a basin‐wide level into concrete measures, accountability and improving flood risk awareness, harmonizing flood risk management policy with land use planning, institutional cooperation, and coping with maintenance budget shortages. The special session was concluded with recommendations for management and research. This paper elaborates on the main issues discussed and concluded upon during the meeting of the CEOs. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.