Summary of Proceedings Second Annual Flood Forum Information Flow, Networking and Partnership.

Summary of ProceedingsSummary of ProceedingsSummary of ProceedingsSummary of Proceedings

Second Annual Flood ForumSecond Annual Flood Forum

Information Flow, Networking Information Flow, Networking

and Partnershipand Partnership

Second Annual Flood ForumSecond Annual Flood ForumSecond Annual Flood ForumSecond Annual Flood Forum

• Partner Experiences (Session 5)Partner Experiences (Session 5)

• Group Discussion, Priorities of Regional Collaboration (Session 6)Group Discussion, Priorities of Regional Collaboration (Session 6)

• Share FMM experiences from the 2002 Flood (Session 2)Share FMM experiences from the 2002 Flood (Session 2)

• Discuss Tools, Products, Information and Services (Session 3)Discuss Tools, Products, Information and Services (Session 3)

• Group Discussion, Institutional Setup and Networking (Session 4)Group Discussion, Institutional Setup and Networking (Session 4)

Summary of Proceedings—Summary of Proceedings—

Session 2, National FMM Experience and Session 2, National FMM Experience and AgendaAgenda

• Preliminary analysis of LMRB floods and droughts notes Preliminary analysis of LMRB floods and droughts notes cchanges in land use, population, and floodplain structural hanges in land use, population, and floodplain structural development. Though there are non-uniform rainfall development. Though there are non-uniform rainfall changes, cause and effect is unclear, and more data and changes, cause and effect is unclear, and more data and information are neededinformation are needed

• Comprehensive presentations on floods and droughts in Comprehensive presentations on floods and droughts in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, along with Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, along with information on loss of life and property, emergency information on loss of life and property, emergency response, flood management, lessons learned, response, flood management, lessons learned, institutional issues, and recommendationsinstitutional issues, and recommendations

Second Second AnnualAnnual Flood Forum— Information Flood Forum— Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipFlow, Networking, and Partnership

Second Second AnnualAnnual Flood Forum— Information Flood Forum— Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipFlow, Networking, and Partnership


Session 2, National FMM Experience and Session 2, National FMM Experience and AgendaAgenda

• Recommendations include improved:Recommendations include improved:

• Non-structural Non-structural measures of weather forecasts, flood measures of weather forecasts, flood forecasting and warning, water and floodplain forecasting and warning, water and floodplain management, community level communications, management, community level communications, reforestation and other forms of natural-resources reforestation and other forms of natural-resources conservation, and numerous “living-with-floods” issuesconservation, and numerous “living-with-floods” issues

• StructuralStructural measures of detention ponds, diversion canals, measures of detention ponds, diversion canals, pumping stations, and other water-management structurespumping stations, and other water-management structures

Second Annual Flood Forum— Information Flow, Second Annual Flood Forum— Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipNetworking, and Partnership


• New concept of flash flood monitoring and warning in New concept of flash flood monitoring and warning in Bangkok, with an integration of real-time radar and rain Bangkok, with an integration of real-time radar and rain gage data, and rapid analysis and dissemination of data, gage data, and rapid analysis and dissemination of data, warning, and graphics to userswarning, and graphics to users

• Flood mapping and function of floodplains, and results of Flood mapping and function of floodplains, and results of hydraulic modelling of the Mekong River and floodplains in hydraulic modelling of the Mekong River and floodplains in the vicinity of Phnom Penh, which helps to explain how the vicinity of Phnom Penh, which helps to explain how floodplains help to reduce flood peaksfloodplains help to reduce flood peaks


Session 3, Tools, Products, Information, and Session 3, Tools, Products, Information, and ServicesServices



• Climate and atmospheric models that produce medium- and Climate and atmospheric models that produce medium- and long-term Ganges, Bramaputra, and Megna River forecasts in long-term Ganges, Bramaputra, and Megna River forecasts in South Asia, with possible application in the LMRB, based on South Asia, with possible application in the LMRB, based on results of the Climate Forecast Application in Bangladesh results of the Climate Forecast Application in Bangladesh (CFAB) Project(CFAB) Project

• Programmatic aspects of Asia Flood Network, a program to Programmatic aspects of Asia Flood Network, a program to transfer USGS and NOAA technologies to counterparts in the transfer USGS and NOAA technologies to counterparts in the LMRB and South AsiaLMRB and South Asia

• Application of digital broadcast satellites to convey a wide variety Application of digital broadcast satellites to convey a wide variety of information to even the most remote user, via RANET of information to even the most remote user, via RANET technology and program technology and program



Second Annual Flood Forum— Information Second Annual Flood Forum— Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipFlow, Networking, and Partnership

• MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme components of:components of:1.1. Regional FMM CentreRegional FMM Centre

2.2. Structural Measures and Flood ProofingStructural Measures and Flood Proofing

3.3. Mediation of Trans-Boundary IssuesMediation of Trans-Boundary Issues

4.4. Flood Emergency Management StrengtheningFlood Emergency Management Strengthening

5.5. Land Use ManagementLand Use Management

• FMM Schedule and BudgetFMM Schedule and Budget





Working Groups 1 and 2-High Priority Items that MRC can help Working Groups 1 and 2-High Priority Items that MRC can help facilitatefacilitate

• Cambodia—improved real-time data collection and communications Cambodia—improved real-time data collection and communications networks, forecasting, and flood-inundation mappingnetworks, forecasting, and flood-inundation mapping

• Thailand—improved mid- and long-term weather forecastsThailand—improved mid- and long-term weather forecasts

• Vietnam—improved rainfall and water-level data, hydrologic Vietnam—improved rainfall and water-level data, hydrologic models, and long-term forecastsmodels, and long-term forecasts

• Laos—improved data collection and communications networks to Laos—improved data collection and communications networks to remote areas, forecasting, flood-inundation mapping, and trainingremote areas, forecasting, flood-inundation mapping, and training


Session 4, Institutional Setup and Session 4, Institutional Setup and NetworkingNetworking



Working Groups 3, 4, and 5-High Priority Items that MRC can help Working Groups 3, 4, and 5-High Priority Items that MRC can help facilitatefacilitate

3. (a) Regional and national systems of flood awareness raising and (b) improved identification of focal points via NMCs and MRCS

4. Improved coordination (a) between MRC and upper Mekong Basin countries, (b) with other river basin organizations, (c) with upper basin countries

5. Better (a) national data and information for forecasting, (b) access to data and information by ordinary people, (c) sharing of data and information between upper and lower basin countries, and (d) more river-awareness kits. Also more meetings and forums


Session 4, Institutional Setup and Session 4, Institutional Setup and NetworkingNetworking



• WWF provided an overview of the relationship of WWF provided an overview of the relationship of structural development and biodiversity in Laos, Vietnam, structural development and biodiversity in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Striving to conduct research to strengthen and Cambodia. Striving to conduct research to strengthen structural-development standards to make future structural-development standards to make future development sustainable, while still protecting biodiversitydevelopment sustainable, while still protecting biodiversity

• A highly informative summary of the LARS-2 Symposium A highly informative summary of the LARS-2 Symposium and the importance of (a) fisheries in the LMRB, (b) the and the importance of (a) fisheries in the LMRB, (b) the flood-pulse concept, and (c) food securityflood-pulse concept, and (c) food security


Session 5, Presentation of Partners’ Session 5, Presentation of Partners’ ExperiencesExperiences



• Overview of the International Federation of Red Overview of the International Federation of Red Cross/Crescent Societies liaison with riparian societies and Cross/Crescent Societies liaison with riparian societies and disaster-management communities, and a wide range of disaster-management communities, and a wide range of activities of disaster preparedness and response. Numerous activities of disaster preparedness and response. Numerous lessons learned and ways forward issues were recounted to lessons learned and ways forward issues were recounted to strengthen preparedness and responsestrengthen preparedness and response

• American and Cambodian Red Cross presentation on American and Cambodian Red Cross presentation on providing relevant and understandable MRC flood-warning providing relevant and understandable MRC flood-warning information to selected Cambodian communities, and information to selected Cambodian communities, and feedback from the communitiesfeedback from the communities





• Overview of the Third World Water Forum, which among Overview of the Third World Water Forum, which among many other issues seeks to make water “everybody’s many other issues seeks to make water “everybody’s business.” Findings of the Forum presented at the business.” Findings of the Forum presented at the Ministerial Conference at the G-8 Evian Summit. Also Ministerial Conference at the G-8 Evian Summit. Also brief overview of the Interactive Flood Network (IFNet)brief overview of the Interactive Flood Network (IFNet)

• Discussion of the Mekong HYCOS, a World Meteorological Discussion of the Mekong HYCOS, a World Meteorological Initiative to (a) meet the challenges of water assessment and Initiative to (a) meet the challenges of water assessment and management, and flood forecasting and warning in the management, and flood forecasting and warning in the LMRB as part of a (b) World HYCOS—WHYCOS. LMRB as part of a (b) World HYCOS—WHYCOS. Presented in the context of other regional HYCOS projectsPresented in the context of other regional HYCOS projects





• Overview of World Food Program Food Aid Intervention Overview of World Food Program Food Aid Intervention and Enabling Development programs in the LMRB through and Enabling Development programs in the LMRB through offices in Laos, Cambodia, and Bangkok. Discussed offices in Laos, Cambodia, and Bangkok. Discussed incubation, onset, response, recovery and full adjustment incubation, onset, response, recovery and full adjustment steps to disasters. MRC maps, data, and coordination steps to disasters. MRC maps, data, and coordination “work” for WFP as it maps poverty and disaster “work” for WFP as it maps poverty and disaster vulnerability areas, and plans accordinglyvulnerability areas, and plans accordingly





• Wide-ranging Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Wide-ranging Asian Disaster Preparedness Center overview of overview of • Riparian disaster management and response, and new initiatesRiparian disaster management and response, and new initiates• Regional initiatives including MRC FMP and Asia Regional Regional initiatives including MRC FMP and Asia Regional

Program on Disaster Management, and their several Program on Disaster Management, and their several componentscomponents

• Global linkages including the International Strategy for Global linkages including the International Strategy for Disaster ReductionDisaster Reduction

• Other associated projects and activities, capacity development, Other associated projects and activities, capacity development, and GTZ appraisal mission of FMP Component 4and GTZ appraisal mission of FMP Component 4

• Next steps…………Next steps…………



Second Annual Flood Forum—Information Second Annual Flood Forum—Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipFlow, Networking, and Partnership

Second Annual Flood Forum—Information Second Annual Flood Forum—Information Flow, Networking, and PartnershipFlow, Networking, and Partnership

Group 1- Data and information sharing, flash floods, GIS, Group 1- Data and information sharing, flash floods, GIS, information at different time and spatial scale. Also real-information at different time and spatial scale. Also real-time data, improved tools and models, flash flood systems, time data, improved tools and models, flash flood systems, more extensive data-collection networks to include more extensive data-collection networks to include tributaries, education and capacity development in tributaries, education and capacity development in technologies, awareness training, multi-level disaster technologies, awareness training, multi-level disaster training, web links, data for flood (plain) evaluation, training, web links, data for flood (plain) evaluation, international data sharing, joint working group on scientific international data sharing, joint working group on scientific data analysisdata analysis


Session 6, Group Discussions; Priorities for Session 6, Group Discussions; Priorities for Regional CollaborationRegional Collaboration



Group 2 – Assessment of flood damages (economic and social), Group 2 – Assessment of flood damages (economic and social), community capacity building, basic flood information for community capacity building, basic flood information for communities, trans-boundary conflict mediation/resolution, solving communities, trans-boundary conflict mediation/resolution, solving political and legal intervention, introduce operational-level political and legal intervention, introduce operational-level technologiestechnologies

Group 3 – New technology policies, long-term forecasting, improve Group 3 – New technology policies, long-term forecasting, improve flood-risk maps, community level preparedness and relief, flood-risk maps, community level preparedness and relief, technology for long-term flood/drought forecasts, improved technology for long-term flood/drought forecasts, improved technology for agriculture and floodplain management, access to technology for agriculture and floodplain management, access to date from all Mekong countries, long term rainfall forecasts, flash-date from all Mekong countries, long term rainfall forecasts, flash-flood and landslide forecastsflood and landslide forecasts





Group 4 – Improved management tools, technically Group 4 – Improved management tools, technically appropriate standards, improved technical modelling, appropriate standards, improved technical modelling, improving qualifications of researchers, decision improving qualifications of researchers, decision makers, planners and implementersmakers, planners and implementers, public , public participation mechanisms, strengthening local participation mechanisms, strengthening local communities and dissemination information to them, communities and dissemination information to them, establish national/regional flood centersestablish national/regional flood centers





Please applaud for Please applaud for youryour job job well done at the Forum in well done at the Forum in networking and networking and strengthening partnerships!strengthening partnerships!

Summary of ProceedingsSummary of Proceedings



Date post:	31-Dec-2015
Category:	Documents
Upload:	oswin-waters
View:	218 times
Download:	2 times

Summary of Proceedings Second Annual Flood Forum Information Flow, Networking and Partnership.

Documents