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Oral O-3-4-60: Review of flood risk management from lens of sustainable development

XVIII IWRA World Water Congress Beijing China 2023
Sub-theme 3: Building Resilience for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Author(s): Jianting CAO

Jianting CAO
General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower
Planning and Design, MWR


Oral: PDF

Abstract

Trends and implications

  • It is impossible to entirely eliminate the risk from flooding: accepted risk.
  • Every flood risk scenario is different: there is no flood management blueprint.
  • Designs for flood management must be able to cope with a changing and uncertain
    future.
  • An integrated strategy requires the use of both structural and non-structural measures: diverse strategies.
  • Tradeoff : good metrics for “getting the balance right”for sustainable development.
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