4th European Conference on Flood Risk Management

The Special Session: Interactive session on urban flood resilience - exploring the role of critical infrastructure and stakeholder engagement will take place virtually on Thursday 24 June 2021 -from13:30 to 15:00. 

The session will be led by Karin de Bruijn, Heather Murdock, Shristi Vadya and Dr. Evalyna Bogdan

In this interactive session we will explore the vulnerability of urban areas to flood and the complexity of flood management in such areas. In the event of a flood, people and businesses in the urban environment often depend on the ability of the city and higher levels of government to cope. There are, however, many actors that need to be involved including not only water specialists and emergency managers but also urban planners, critical infrastructure operators, and the local community as a whole. This session will put participants in the drivers seat to examine how how damage and disruption can be reduced with consideration of the role of critical infrastructure and network effects using the Circle tool. The schedule for this workshop is as follows:

• 10 mins Introduction
• 10 mins Opening presentation  (Dr. Karin de Bruijn)
• 10 mins Introduction to CIrcle  (Heather Murdock & Shristi Vadya)
• 30 mins CIrcle session
• 5 mins Break
• 20 mins Group work presentations
• 10 mins CIrcle online demonstration
• 20 mins Reflection and feedback  (Dr. Evalyna Bodgan)
• 5 mins Closing

We invite anyone interested in enhancing urban flood resilience to join this participatory session. 

Please use the 'add to Schedule' button on the Special Session Programme, to register your interest in participating in this special session.

For more information visit the Special Session Hub and the webpage https://hub.floodrisk2020.net/theme/specials/urban-flood-resilience/.

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