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Assessing the Flood Risk
Wednesday 7 May 2008, 13:30
(Session Leader:  Mr. Pete Rabbon, National Flood Risk Management Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Davis, CA, Washington DC, USA)

Recent natural catastrophes, combined with the added threats posed by climate change, are causing the flood management community to reassess how the risk environment is being managed.  Key fundamental issues relate to:  1) are the existing policies and resulting infrastructures adequate within high-risk flood regions, 2) what innovative approaches are available to assess risk within the context of complex interactions that arise from extreme events, and 3) who bears the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the right measures are in place.  A group of international experts will explore these critical questions

Panelists:

• Dr. Alberto de Sousa Costa, DMS Foundation, Canada
• Mr. Katsuhito Miyake, ICHARM, PWRI, Japan
• Dr. Paul Sayers, HR Wallingford, Ltd., United Kingdom

Presentations:

• 4th International Symposium Presentation (pps, 353MB)
• ISFD - Toronto Presentation (pdf, 7.15MB)
• Assessing the risk Presentation (pdf, 10.49MB)

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