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Flood is a weather-related hazard causing catastrophic damage. Question has been raised over how responses to flood problem has yet to be effective. The recent floods across Asia Pacific have also exposed the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics and models to mitigate flood situation, has not been effective in responding to flooding problem. It is now a cause for concern that flood related damages are showing an increasing trend, with increase risk, frequency and intensity of floods. Against this critical development, Asia Pacific Flood Prevention Measures, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development & Approaches to National Plans for Water-Related SDGs Conference 2019, is a timely platform to share ideas, perspectives and insights on some of the policy and planning that can reduce the exposure to flooding. Key issues to be discussed at this conference including:
- Developing capacity for resilience to flood disasters
- Identify proven hydrological modeling for flood reduction
- Measures for improvements in flood forecasting and warning system
- Ensuring the incorporation of flood resistant features in the design and construction of new structures in the flood prone areas
- Development of new water management instruments and tools for flood forecasting and mitigation
- Floodplain mapping updates, mitigation planning and reviewing changes of flood control situation and adjustments of flood management strategy
- Challenges in urban flood prevention, risk management and introducing adaptive strategies and countermeasures for comprehensive urban flood management
In addition, this conference provides an opportunity to review the implementation towards aligning approaches to national plans for water-related SDGs, in the context of climate resilient infrastructure development, with flood disaster risk management targets to manage the consequence of climate change, including flooding. |
