Ongoing
Projects
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Research
Agenda
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AGENCIES CURRENTLY
INVOLVED
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SHORT-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Risk assessment methodologies, risk
management tools and risk communication
(for objective and subjective
risks)
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IAHR,
UNU, IAHS, WMO, ISDR, ICHARM
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2.
Enhanced understanding, forecasting and
management of flash floods in urban areas
and arid zones as well as those resulting
from dam breaks and dike
breaks
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IAHR,
IAHS, WMO, ISDR, ICHARM, UNU
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3.
Improved methodologies for estimating
flood benefits and flood damages for
various land uses (agriculture, urban,
peri-urban, industrial)
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IAHR,
UNU
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4.
Establishment of flood susceptibility
indicators based on community
vulnerability and resiliency
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UNU
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5.
Comparative assessment of institutional
models for flood management
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WMO
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MEDIuM-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Methodologies for reliable inundation
mapping
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IAHR,
IAHS, WMO, UNESCO, ICHARM
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2.
Probabilistic laws for non-stationary
extreme events under changing environment
(climate variability and change, land use
and population change)
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(IAHR),
IAHS, UNESCO
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3.
Understanding trade-offs between
structural and non-structural flood
management measures under different
socio-economic conditions
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UNESCO
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4.
Improvement of combined physical and
stochastic distributed hydrologic models
for more reliable real-time runoff
forecasting
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IAHR,
IAHS, UNESCO
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5.
Improved methodologies for estimating
flood benefits and flood damages for
various land uses (agriculture, urban,
peri-urban, industrial)
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UNESCO,
UNU
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6.
Tools for group-based multi-objective
decision-making with multiple
stakeholders
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IAHR
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7.
Comparative analysis of socio-economic
incentives and instruments in flood
management
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8.
Understanding flood anthropology for the
description of traditional technologies
(nature for nature) in flood
management
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UNESCO
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9.
Improved communication strategies for
effective flood warning and
forecasting
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(UNU),
IAHR, WMO, (ISDR), ICHARM
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10.
Enhanced understanding of psycho-social
impacts of flooding on individual and
family responses
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11.
Strategies for effective flood mitigation
investment scheduling
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LONG-TERM
PRODuCTS
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1.
Improved medium-term flood forecasting
incorporating medium- and long-term
weather prediction
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IAHR,
IAHS, WMO, UNESCO
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2.
Understanding trade-offs between
structural and non-structural flood
management measures under different
socio-economic conditions
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3.
Tools (data assimilation, downscaling,
remote sensing) for warning and
forecasting of ungauged basins
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UNU,
(IAHR), IAHS, UNESCO, ICHARM
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4.
Tools for hydro-meteorology triggered
land-slide prediction
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WMO
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5.
Improved management of floods caused by
ice jams
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WMO
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6.
Procedures for ecologically-sound flood
management
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7.
New design criteria for non-stationary
flood computation
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IAHS
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8.
Strategies for effective flood mitigation
investment scheduling
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
AGENDA
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AGENCIES CURRENTLY
INVOLVED
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SHORT-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Synthesized flood preparedness guidelines
on flood emergency for communities
(countryspecific)
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WMO,
ISDR
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2.
Training courses and manuals for
community leaders, decision makers,
technical persons on various aspects of
flooding, such as preparedness planning,
flood fighting and flood
recovery
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UNU,
(IAHR), WMO, UNESCO-IHP-IHE, ISDR,
ICHARM
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3.
Post-evaluation conferences/lessons
learned of case studies highlighting best
practices on all aspects of flood
issues
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UNU,
IAHS, ISDR
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4.
International network of flood-related
institutions to cooperate on producing
training materials for various user
groups
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UNU,
UNESCO-IHE, ICHARM
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MEDIUM-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Production of teaching material for
training courses at various
levels
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IAHS,
UNESCO-IHE, ICHARM, UNU
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2.
Training courses and manuals for
community leaders, decision makers,
technical persons on various aspects of
flooding, such as preparedness planning,
flood fighting and flood
recovery
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UNU,
WMO, UNESCO-IHE, ICHARM
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3.
Post evaluation conferences/lessons
learned of case studies highlighting best
practices on all aspects of flood
issues
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UNU,
IAHS
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4.
International network of flood-related
institutions to cooperate on producing
training materials for various user
groups
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(UNU),
(IAHR), ICHARM
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5.
Popularized publications, books, videos
and public education programs dealing
with different aspects of flood
preparedness, flood fighting and flood
recovery in different cultural and
socioeconomic settings
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WMO,
UNESCO-IHP, ISDR
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LONG-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Introducing the concept of living with
floods in school programs through text
books and teaching materials
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WMO,
UNESCO-IHP, ISDR
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2.
Curricula for undergraduate disciplinary
programs and integrated curricula for
inter-disciplinary graduate programs
promoting inter-disciplinary
thinking
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WMO,
UNESCO-IHE, ICHARM
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3.
Enhanced public awareness through various
international events on various aspects
of flood management (campaign, media,
web)
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(UNU),
WMO, UNESCO, ISDR, (ICHARM)
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INFORMATION NETWORKING
AGENDA
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AGENCIES CURRENTLY
INVOLVED
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SHORT-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Global hydrological database on extreme
flood events
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IAHS,
ICHARM, UNU
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2.
Database for the description of the
various aspects of floods (physical,
economic and social)
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IAHS,
ICHARM, UNU
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3.
Open access multi-lingual CDS/ISIS-based
international bibliographical database on
flood literature and reports (published
and informal)
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IAHS,
ISDR
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4.
Open access and reviewed depository of
proven methodologies and tools for flood
prediction, analyses and
management
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IAHS,
WMO, ISDR
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5.
Network between IFI and relief and
humanitarian agencies
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ISDR
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MEDIUM-TERM
PRODUCTS
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1.
Database of data-type relevant to the
various aspects flood
management
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IAHS
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2.
Compilation of available DEM data and
other spatial datasets (land use) in the
appropriate resolution for flood
management
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(IAHS),
UNU
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3.
Open access international depository of
flood-related legal instruments, policies
and comparative studies
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WMO
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4.
Cooperative network between IFI and the
insurance industry
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UNU
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5.
Network between IFI and relief and
humanitarian agencies
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ISDR
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LONG-TERM
PRODUCTS
|
1.
Global hydrological database on extreme
flood events
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IAHS,
ICHARM
|
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2.
Compilation of available DEM data and
other spatial datasets (land use) in the
appropriate resolution for flood
management
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(IAHS)
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3.
Cooperative network between IFI and the
insurance industry
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UNU,
ISDR
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TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
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AGENCIES CURRENTLY
INVOLVED
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SHORT-TERM
PRODUCTS
MEDIUM-TERM PRODUCTS
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1.
Help design cooperative agreements for
flood-related activities in transboundary
watersheds
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WMO
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2.
Flood emergency management manuals and
procedures
3.
Flood relief and recovery manuals and
procedures
1.
Facilitation of jointly coordinated flood
fighting in transboundary
watersheds
2.
Design and construction of appropriate
methodologies for flood mitigation
measures at local scale
3.
Assessment of individual and community
flood vulnerability exposure 4. Provide
assistance to governments in designing
national strategies for flood
reduction
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WMO,
ISDR ISDR WMO WMO UNU (case by case) UNU
(case by case), WMO
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LONG-TERM
PRODUCTS
|
1.
Provide assistance to governments in
designing national strategies for flood
reduction
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UNU
(case by case), WMO
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