WMO World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water Existing Flood Management Guidance Materials, Databases and Training Materials Joachim Saalmüller WMO Sectretariat Commission for Hydrology, Thirteenth Session Flood Management Side Event 6 November 2008 WMO; Climate and Water Department www.wmo.int
Major outputs Flood Management Policy Series Reference Centre Flood Management Tools Capacity Building Material
Flood Management Policy Series Key characteristics Instrumental in bridging disciplinary gaps for IFM Expert-group based Peer-reviewed Specific target groups Policy Makers Flood Managers Experts in respective special fields language and format adapted to target group Available in EN,FR,SP License agreements possible with Members for translation and publications into other national languages
Reference Centre on Flood Management Institutions and Agencies involved in Flood Management Serves as a tool to facilitate communication and cooperation between various agencies and institutions across the world that are involved in flood management. Flood Management Policy and Legislation Provides flood-related policies, laws and regulations as a reference for policy makers, legal experts, researchers and executive functionaries in land and water management to support their efforts in introducing laws and regulations as a vehicle for change towards IFM. Literature on Flood Management Provides literature relating to the various aspects of flood management and as such to serve as reference centre for a wide range of policy makers, planners researchers, executive functionaries in land and water management, NGO's, the media and the affected public. http://www.apfm.info/database.htm
Flood Management Tools Series provide the knowledge base required for the implementation of IFM concepts in the field make the decision makers and planners aware of the related issues are living documents and are updated based on experiences sharing on the website
Living documents approach All tools available on www.apfm.info/ifm_tools.htm Numbered paragraphs Inputs can be provided in writing to the APFM Technical Support Unit Based on those the tools can be regularly updated
Available Tools - Applying Environmental Assessment for Flood Management - Conducting Flood Loss Assessment - Formulating Basin Flood Management Plan - Rapid Legal Assessment - Organizing Community Participation for Flood Management - Reservoir Operations and Managed Flows - The Role of Land-use Planning in Flood Management - Urban Flood Risk Management
Upcoming Tools Flood Risk Sharing Mechanisms Adaptation to Climate Change in Flood Management Flash Flood Management Mud Flows and Land Slides Management Flood Mapping Manual
Capacity Building Material On request short vocational training courses for flood managers can be provided (Courses held in Bolivia and Peru in 2008) E-Learning: http://www.apfm.info/capacity_building.htm http://daad.wb.tu-harburg.de/index.php?id=8
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Downloads Most Wanted (Data from Dec 2004 to October 2008) Concept paper (En) Mannual on Community Approach to Flood Management in India EnvironmentalAspects of IFM (En) Strategy for Flood Management for Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya Manual for Community - Based Flood Management in Bangladesh Case study in Mexico Case study in Bangladesh Legal and Institutional Aspects of IFM (En) Social Aspects and Stakeholder Involvement in IFM (En) Economic Aspects of IFM Downloads - 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000
Downloads Most Wanted (Data from July 2008 to October 2008) Downloads - 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 IFM Tools; The Urban Flood Risk Management IFM Concept Paper (En) Urban Flood Management (En High quality) FM Policy Series; Economic Aspects of IFM (En) Case Study in Mexico Flood Mapping; Satellite-based Flood Detection FM Policy Series; Legal Aspects of IFM (En) FM Policy Series; Environmental Aspects of IFM (Sp) IFM Tools; The Role of Land Use FM Policy Series; Environmental Aspects of IFM (En)
Conclusion Members encouraged to use and feedback on the available materials and systems (esp. Tools and Reference Centre) Subscribe to the Newsletter for latest available materials Provide linkages from your own dedicated sites to the APFM.info domain