Flood
Mitigation and Preparedness Links
FLOOD-RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS:
AGU
Hydrology section
This is a section of the American Geophysical
Unit related to hydrology. The site provides
some useful links to organization working in
water related research, academic programs and
departments, journals and publications, data
centers, professional organizations etc.
Alabama
Flood Mitigation, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA
This website details the Alabama Flood Mitigation
Program, a FEMA funded program.
ALERT
Systems Organization
A community dedicated to reducing injuries,
deaths, and property damage caused by floods.
The site provides updates on events and activities
of Alert and other useful links.
ANFAS:
Data Fusion for Flood Analysis and Decision
Support
ANFAS is a three-years research project (January
2000 - December 2002), co-financed by the European
Union (IST Programme), and the Chinese government,
supported by the French Embassy in Bejing.
Association
of Floodplain Managers
The Association of State Floodplain Managers
is an organization of professionals involved
in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation,
the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood
preparedness, warning and recovery. The site
provides links to manuals, policies, funds and
fellowships, success stories and list of state
hazard mitigation offices, etc.
Barnes
County Mitigation, Barnes County, North Dakota
This site details the project on flood mitigation
funded by FEMA.
British
Hydrological Society
The British Hydrological Societies activities
cater to organizations interested in the inter-disciplinary
subject of hydrology, and aims to promote interest
and scholarship in scientific and applied aspects
of hydrology and to foster the involvement of
its members in national and international level.
The site provides information on the BHS activities,
publications, programs, events, discussion groups,
education and training, links and a chronology
of British hydrology events.
Bureau
of Waterways Engineering
The Bureau of Waterways Engineering plans, designs
and inspects DEP dams, flood protection and
stream improvement projects; coordinates planning,
design and construction of Federal flood control
and bank stabilization projects. The site provides
information on dam safety, flood protection,
stream improvement, fact-sheets etc.
Central
Water Commission
The Central Water Commission is attached to
the Indian Ministry of Water Resources. The
Commission is responsible for initiating, coordinating
and furthering consultation of the State Governments
concerned, schemes for control, conservation
and utilization of water resources throughout
the country, for purpose of Flood Control, Irrigation,
Navigation, Drinking Water Supply and Water
Power Development.
Centre
for Water Resource Research
The Centre for Water Resource Research in Dublin,
engages in research and development activities
in research in water engineering including hydrologic
and hydraulic studies, water quality modelling
and environmental impact assessement, water
and wastewater treatment science and technology
and water pollution control.
Cooperative
Research Center for Coastal Zone Energy and
Waterway Management
The Coastal CRC provides decision-making tools
and knowledge necessary for the effective management
and ecosystem health of Australia's coastal
zone. The site provides information on news,
management studies, postgraduate research information,
reports, publications, ecosystem and health,
data and links
Dartmouth
Flood Observatory
This Web site is a research tool for detection,
mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme
flood events worldwide using satellite remote
sensing. It provides yearly catalogs of large
river floods, and is developing methods for
obtaining globally consistent measurements of
such events.
Denmark
DHI- Water and Environment
DHI and Environment provides consultancy and
technological assistance. The website provides
information on projects and research work in
flood management, flood forecasting, urban floods
etc. It also provides some online publications
and documents
Department
of Sustainable Community Development
This site provides information on land use planning,
flood regulation plans, zoning etc.
Earth
Satellite Cooperation: Flood Threat
This site hosted by the Earth Satellite Cooperation
consists of a color map indicating by county
how much rain is required over any 3-hour period
within the next 24 hours to cause flooding.
This monitoring facility is only for USA. It
also has links to floodplain management and
watershed modeling
Earth
Satellite Cooperation: Flooding Forecast
FloodRisk page is hosted on the Earth Satellite
Cooperation page and consists of a color map
indicating by county 5 categories of forecasted
flood danger over the next 24
hours.
Environment
Canada's Freshwater web site
is designed to show the importance
and extent of fresh water in Canada.
Topics include: the nature of water, water management,
policy and legislation, and water and culture.
A section of the site is dedicated specifically
to the Flood Damage Reduction
Program.
European
Flood Forecasting
This site provides details on the flood forecasting
projects. The site also provides links to project
partners and summaries.
Family
Emergency Handbook
This site hosted by the Monitoba Emergency Management
Organization provides a list of do during and
after the flood, such as storing water, evacuation,
flood warnings etc.
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
FEMA's Mitigation page gives a comprehensive
coverage on mitigation of flood, flood hazard
mapping. It also provides a how to series on
flood and disaster background information.
Federal
Office for Water and Geology, FOWG (Switzerland)
The FOWG is the Confederation's center regarding
water use, water management, hydrology, geology,
and natural hazards of flooding, earthquakes,
and distribution of earth masses.
Flood
Hazard Mapping
This site from FEMA provides a number of resources
on flood such as, flood mapping, insurance,
guides, documents, software, insurance rates
etc.
Flood
Hazard Research Centre
The research centre specializes in the interaction
between the people and the environment, together
with the analysis and the appraisal of environmental
policies. A large part of the research refers
to management of the water environment. Some
of the areas of research are "Flood Warning
and Flood Hazards", "Emergency Planning
& Response", "Public Perception
of Rivers and River Restoration" etc.
Flood
Hazard Research Centre: University
of Middlesex, is an interdisciplinary research
centre and has published a number of research
work. Besides research the centre also runs
specialist training courses in flood alleviation
and coastal zone management field. The site
provides links research work, publications and
links to organizations.
Flood
Photo Gallery (75)
Produced by the NOAA/NWS North Central River
Forecast Center. A collection of surface and
aerial images of the Upper Mississippi Basin
2001 flood. Also includes images of snowpack
for New England and Manitoba and Saskatchewan.(26-Apr)
FLOOD
risk reduction by spaceborne
recognition of indicators of excess runoff GENerating
areas (FLOODGEN)
FRIEND
(UNESCO IHP)
The FRIEND (Flow Regimes from International
Experimental and Network Data) research programme
is an international study in regional hydrology.
Its aim is to develop a better understanding
of hydrological variability and similarity across
different regions through the mutual exchange
of data, knowledge and flood design methods.
Global
Hydrological Data
This site give links to global hydrological
data and database.
Global
Hydrology Resource Center
The Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)
provides both historical and current Earth science
data, information, and products from satellite,
airborne, and surface-based instruments. The
GHRC is supported by NASA and is the data management
and user services arm of the Global Hydrology
& Climate Center (GHCC) in Huntsville, Alabama.
The site provides latest datasets, and data
description, hydrology news, glossary of terms
etc. The data can be searched and ordered too
from this site.
Hydormet
The Development of On-Line Hydrological and
Meteorological Models to Minimise the Impact
of Flooding. This site hosted by the Water &
Environmental Management Research Centre at
the University of Bristol, gives an overview
of the program, real-time flood forecasting
etc. The project aims at developing real time
flood forecasting systems utilising state of
the art weather radar data.
Hydrologic
Information Center
Hosted by NOAA, the Hydrologic Information Center
on current flooding, current hydrologic conditions,
flood safety and preparedness and general information
on floods
Hydrological
and Water Resource Program: WMO
This site of is hosted by the World Meteorological
Organization, and contains details of the hydrology
and water related programs, documents, projects,
links to national hydrological services and
other organization working on water-related
issues.
Hydrological
Society of South Australia
The Hydrological Society was set up to promote
an interest in the science of hydrology and
a concern for the management, conservation and
use of our water resources. The society encourages
the study of hydrology and promotes the accurate
assessment and best practice management of water
resources by providing a forum for the interchange
of ideas and knowledge.
Hydrosult
Hydrosults Inc. specializes in engineering,
planning and management of water resources and
the environment, including related socio-economic
and socio-cultural studies.
IEAust.
Victorian Water Engineering Branch
The objectives of the Water Engineering Branch
are to stimulate discussion about water engineering
issues and to support practioners in the broad
field of water engineering through the organization
and presentation of technical seminars, workshops
and conferences. Technical seminars on issues
of direct relevance to engineers in the water
sector are held monthly.
International
Center for Hydrological Studies
This site hosted by ICIMOD details the hydrological
studies conducted by the Center. Other links
on the site are http://www.icimod.org.sg/focus/risks_hazards/inamflod.html
http://www.icimod.org.sg/publications/special/tterrain/tterrain10.htm
International
Hydrological Programme
The International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO's
intergovernmental scientific co-operative programme
in water resources, is a vehicle through which
Member States can upgrade their knowledge of
the water cycle and thereby increase their capacity
to better manage and develop their water resources.
International
River Network
IRN is a network of organizations with a common
cause of supporting local communities working
to protect their rivers and watersheds. Its
main objective is to mitigate and reduce the
destructive river development projects, and
to encourage equitable and sustainable methods
of meeting needs for water, energy and flood
management. Found on the site are information
about rivers and dams, campaigns in the different
regions, press news, publications etc.
International
River Network- Listserv
The IRN listserv has a free listserv, which
can be subscribed to, online
International
Water Management Institute
The international water management institute's
mission is to contribute to food security and
poverty eradication by fostering sustainable
increases in the productivity of water through
better management of irrigation and other water
uses in river basins.
Irrigation
Association Of Australia
This site has been developed by the Irrigation
Association of Australia to provide comprehensive
information about the irrigation industry and
irrigation practices in Australia. It will benefit
irrigators, local government bodies, statutory
bodies and tertiary institutions, irrigation
consultants and designers, irrigation contractors
and installers, of irrigation equipment and
services. It also contains a series of valuable
links to other irrigation related sites in Australia
and throughout the world.
KeyWATER
Launched at World Water Day, 22 March 1999,
KeyWATER features a unique chessboard of themes
and tools, dedicated to all water-environment
issues in the learning society. KeyWATER is
an independent, non-commercial initiative partially
sponsored through projects of the European Commission.
Loddon
Murray 2000
Loddon Murray 2000 plus is a local community
organisation of local people with expertise
in farming and rural business. Water authorities,
and local, state and federal governments are
also represented.
Manitoba
Emergency Plan
This page give the entire emergency plan of
Manitoba with a section of flood guidelines.
also: http://www.gov.mb.ca/gs/memo/mepa1.html
Mekong
River Commission
This link on the MRC site provides the information
on flood warning and forecasting, MRC publications,
data maps, newsletter etc.
Mitigation
of Climate Induced Natural Hazards: Online Discussion
Forum
This discussion forum aims to provide a platform
for debate among researchers and practitioners
on subjects including floods, droughts and landslides.
Pima
County Flood Control District: Flood Plain Management
Provides flood information on the floods in
the Pima County.
Quantification
of the influence of the land surface and river
training on flood
conditions in the Rhine basin (LAHoR)
This site is hosted by the Postdam Institute
of Hydrologic Research
Regional
Centre of Belgaum - National Institute of Hydrology
of India
The Regional Centre of National Institute of
Hydrology deals with the hydrological problems
associated with hard rock areas in the country.
The areas covered under this regional centre
include the states of Karnataka and parts of
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
and Tamilnadu.
RIPARIUS
(Risk of Inundation): Planning
and Response Interactive User System
This site provides an number of useful information
on flood mapping, flood forecasting etc.
River
Flood Forecast Centre
RFC is the lead agency in the British Columbia
for the collection, quality control, analysis
and archiving of snow data. Found on the site
are several document, analysis and interpretation
of snow meteorological data
River
Restoration Centre (UK)
Primary role is to collate information on river
restoration projects and to advise potential
"river restorers" of available literature,
research or similar projects within the UK.
Riversinfo
Water is Australia's most important renewable
natural resource. Riversinfo is the only site
devoted to Australian Rivers, which seeks to
compile and reference Internet information about
rivers in an easily accessible and comprehensive
manner to assist all those seeking to preserve
and publicize Australia's Rivers.
Santa
Clara Valley Water District, Streams and Floods
This site provides flood protection plans as
well as other information on floods.
Seven
Illinois Mitigation Success Stories,
FEMA Region V, Chicago, IL and Illinois Emergency
Management Agency
The FEMA website hosts the success stories in
flood mitigation in the United States
Snowy
Mountain Engineering Corporation: Flood Studies
This a useful site on floods, giving information
on land use planning, civil design, flood mapping,
flood hazard assessment etc.
Also http://www.smec.com.au/technical/water/floodstudies/lup.htm
The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Is a site dedicated to research on climate change.
It provides a list of the IPCC publications,
activities, links, meetings and schedules etc.
The
National Irrigation Science Network
The National Irrigation Science Network (NISN)
was established in February 1999 after consultations
with industry stakeholders, initiated by CSIRO
Land and Water. The purpose of the National
Irrigation Science Network is to improve returns
from investment in irrigation science by improving
networking, coordination and strategic direction
across research providers and by linking with
purchasers of R&D who will continue to undertake
the operational planning and funding.
United
Nations Global Environment Monitoring Systems
Programme
The GEMS/Water programme is a multi-faceted
water science programme oriented towards understanding
freshwater quality issues throughout the world.
Major activities include monitoring, assessment,
and capacity building. The implementation of
the GEMS/Water programme involves several United
Nations agencies active in the water sector
as well as a number of organizations around
the world.
Urban
Drainage and Flood Control District
The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
located in Denver has a flood warning alert
program and provides links to the same, links
to plans and publications, newsletter and software
is also provided.
Water
Page (The)
The Water Page is an independent initiative
dedicated to the promotion of sustainable water
resources management and use. A particular emphasis
is placed on the development, utilization and
protection of water in Africa and other developing
regions.
Water
Resources Planning Organization - WARPO (Bangladesh)
WARPO is a key organization of the Government
of Bangladesh dealing with nation wide water
resources planning and management and, thus,
forming an apex body in the water sector. WARPO
is responsible for three main assignments: prepare
and update National Water Management Plan, update
and maintain a National Water Resources Database,
act as a clearing house for all water sector
projects undertaken by any agency involved in
the water sector.
Watershed
Professionals Networks
Watershed Professionals Networks is an association
of natural resource consultants in pacific northwest.
The site lists it various projects on watershed
management.
WL
Delft Hydraulics
WL Delft Hydraulics is an independent research
institute and specialist consultancy based in
the Netherlands. The Institute has been providing
clients, at home and abroad, with expert advice
and technical assistance on water-related issues
for over 75 years.
Also http://www.wldelft.nl/cons/area/fmh/index.html
WMO
National Hydrology and Hydrometeorology Services
This page provides links to the Web or Gopher
servers of National Hydrological and Hydrometeorological
Services, or to other national bodies in charge
for operational hydrology and water resources
assessment activities.
World
Day for Water
The world water vision aspires to be an inspiration
to everyone to overcome obstacles and achieve
fundamental changes. Its message is for everybody,
particularly for the leaders and professionals
who have the power and knowledge to help people
to turn visions into reality. It challenges
those directly affected by the water crisis
to initiate action and to call on their leaders
to bring about sustainable water resources use
and management.
ONLINE
PUBLICATIONS:
Development
of a Physical Based Flood Forecasting System
on the Upper and Middle Odra
Flood
Hazard Mapping Bulletin Archives
Flood
Management in Poland (1998-2000)
The
use of GIS to Manage LIDAR Elevation Data and
Facilitate Integration with the MIKE 21 Hydraulic
Model in a Flood Inundation Decision Support
System
Updating
the Design of Flood Profiles for the Fraser
River Reach with the Mike 11 Hydrodynamic Model
Use
of Mathematical Models in connection with the
Gorai River Restoration Project in Bangladesh
by Henrik Garsdal, Carsten Staub and Hans Enggrob
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