project on Flood project on Flood

Management in Urban Management in Urban

Areas of TC Region Areas of TC Region LIU ZhiyuLIU Zhiyu

Vice Chair, WGHVice Chair, WGH

BOH, MWR, CHINABOH, MWR, CHINA

6~10 Sept. 20106~10 Sept. 2010

BackgroundBackground

• At TC 41st annual session, TC launched a project on Urban Flood Risk Management (UFRM) as a cross-cutting project among WGM,WGH,and WGDRR

• At TC 42nd annual session, the UFRM Project was agreed with a goal to exchange and share the experiences on urban flood management among the TC members including technology of urban flood monitoring, forecasting, and warning, to enhance the capacity of urban flood management in the TC members.

To exchange the experiences on urban flood management;To exchange the experiences on urban flood management;To share the technology of urban flood monitoring, To share the technology of urban flood monitoring,

forecasting, early warning;forecasting, early warning;To enhance the capacity of urban flood management;To enhance the capacity of urban flood management;…………

GoalsGoals

to prepare “Guidelines on to prepare “Guidelines on

flood management for urban flood management for urban

planning and development in planning and development in

the Typhoon Area”, etc. the Typhoon Area”, etc.

Evacuation & self-savingEvacuation & self-saving

Flood and drainage planningFlood and drainage planning

Flood assessment & insuranceFlood assessment & insurance

Floodplain ManagementFloodplain Management

Flood emergency responseFlood emergency response

Flood risk educationFlood risk education

Flood forecasting and warningFlood forecasting and warning

Urban development policyUrban development policy

Expected achievementExpected achievement

BackgroundBackground

Progress in 2010

• The questionnaire survey to the pilot cities of China, Japan and Republic of Korea has been done by China– By the April, 2010, the questionnaire are prepared.– By the July, 2010, the answered questionnaire from

Shanghai, China and Yokohama City, Japan were collected and exchanged by Mr. Liu Zhiyu, at the TC export meeting on UFRM held on Bangkok.

– Before the IWS, the questionnaire of the Ansung Stream, Republic of Korea was also provided.

– A draft report was prepared.

Progress in 2010

• At the export meeting on UFRM held in Bangkok on 19-20 July, the task force for UFRM was formed and the activities related to the next steps were planned.– Following the decision of the 42nd Session of TC held on

Singapore, 25-29 January 2010, an expert meeting on UFRM (TC Task Force meeting) was held in Bangkok on 19-20 July, 2010, supported by UNESCAP Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division. At the meeting, the Terms of Reference (TOR) of Task Force and the activities related to the next steps about UFRM were discussed.

Support GroupsESCAP, WMO

UFRM Task Force

Chairs

Vice-chairs

TCS

National Focal Point of Pilot

CitiesTC AWG

Typhoon Committee

Structure of UFRM project (draft)

-Report to TC Session

-Guidebook

(Pilot Studies)

(Recommendations)

(Good Practice Inventory)

(Useful materials)-Manual

- Advice

-Materials

- Analysis

-Contribute to other TC Members

Observer

Coach

Player

- Consultation

- Workshop

- Information

-Results

- Outputs

- Advice

-Fund Rising

- Project Formation

SupporterSupporter

- Advice

- Materials

- Advice

- Materials

-Advice

-Materials

- Fund

Progress in 2010

• Also, at the meeting, four pilot cites and their contact persons were initially nominated as fellows:

– 1. Metro Manila, Philippines, contact person: Dr. Susan R. Espinueva,

– 2. Hanoi, Viet Nam, contact person: Ms. Nguyen Lan Chau,

– 3. HatYai, Thailand, contact person: Mr. Thosakdi Vanichkajom,

– 4. Macao, China, contact person: Mr. TANG Iu Man

The next steps(2010):Activities Period Responsibility

- Task Force(TF) prepare overall plan (draft project

document)

July-AugDeadline IWS

Task Force (TF)

- Send invitation to potential Support

Groups(SG)

July TCS

- Resource mobilization Start Sept TCS

- Confirm Pilot Cities (PC) Sept TCS

- Desk study/Review of PC (starting from

September)

Sept/Dec ESCAP

- TF prepare and discuss guidance material for pilot

study

July-DecDeadline TC

Session

TF

The next steps(2011~2012):

Activities Period Responsibility

- Finalize guidance material for pilot study and send

it to PC

Jan 2011 TF

- PC prepare the plan in consultation with TF 2011 TF

- TF provide additional information/advice 2011 TF

- Implement pilot study(TF member visit PC) 2011 PC

- TF report to Annual session Jan 2012 TF

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