MITCH Mitigation of floods, droughts and landslides risks



 

Bringing together researchers, end users and beneficiaries with a leading involvement in the mitigation and management of floods, droughts and landslides.

2nd MITCH Workshop - June 10th - 12th 2002

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Day 1 - Monday June 10, 2002
Welcome and Opening  
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09:30 - 09:45 Rector of the UPC Welcome and Opening
 
09:45 - 10:15 Spanish and Catalan Environment Authorities Opening to improve knowledge and practice
 
10:15 - 10:40 P. Busquin Research efforts at the EU
 
10:40 - 11:00 Coffee  
11:00 - 11:30 A. Ghazi Flood issues in FP6
 
Overview-statement of the problem ch. Prof. Ian Cluckie
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Presentation
11:30 - 12:00 Dr. Berz Trends on flood damages
   
12:00 - 12:30 D. Sempere Torres Flash floods in Mediterranean areas: specificity and needs
 
12:30 - 13:00 B. Parmet Floods on river plains: specificity and needs
Lessons learned from real life ch. Mr. Jim Haywood
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13:00 - 13:30 J. Handmer Present situation of flood warning systems and institutions dealing with this issue in Europe
 
13:30 - 15:00 Lunch & Poster Posting
   
15:00 - 15:25 Mr. Reinhard Vogt Flood forecasting and defence in Cologne (Germany): A case study
 
15:25 - 15:50 Mr. S Toth Flood warning system and emergency management in Hungary: A case study
   
15:50 - 16:15 Mr. P. Deshons Flood emergency management in Marseille: - The case study of 19 September 1999
   
16:15 - 16:30 Poster session overview
   
16:30 - 17:45 Coffee and Poster session
   
17:45 - 18:10 Dr. D. Rabuffetti Flood warning system and emergency management in Piedmont (Italy) the case study of October 2000
 
18:10 - 18:35 Onofre Gabaldó-Jürgen Fleitz SAIH flood warning system and emergency management in the Júcar river (Spain)
 
18:35 - 19:00 Mr. Sotty The user perspective: what is expected from agencies and governments
 
19:00 - 20:30 Hotel  
   
20:30 Banquet Reception  
   
   
Day 2 - Tuesday June 11, 2002    
09:00 - 09:30 Dr. P Samuels & Prof. M. Borga Review of problems stated by the practitioners: addressing solutions and oriented research
 
New trends and advancements in research Abstract Paper Presentation
09:30 - 10:00 Prof. E. Todini New trends and advances in rainfall measurement
 
10:00 - 10:30 Dr. B. Foot New trends and advances in short term rainfall forecasting for hydrological use    
10:30 - 12:00 Coffee and Poster Session      
12:00 - 12:30 Dr. P. Troch New trends and advances in rainfall-runoff modelling      
12:30 - 13:00 Prof. Marco Borga New trends and advances in coupled hydrometeorological models
 
13:00 - 13:30 Dr. J.D. Creutin How could recent research advancements become useful to operational applications: Towards a new paradigm    
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
   
14:30 - 15:00 Poster Session      
Proposing solutions for warning & emergency management ch. Bruno Merz Abstract Paper Presentation
15:00 - 15:25 Prof. E. Francés Incorporating Paleoflood information to improve hydrologicval design and risk assessmsent
   
15:25 - 15:50 Dr. J. Kwadijk Designing a European Flood Forecasting System      
15:50 - 16:15   The new system for reservoir real-time operation and control during floods
   
16:15 - 17:15 Coffee & Poster Session      
17:15 - 17:40 Dr. K. Khatibi Guidelines towards forecasting solutions
 
17:40 - 18:05 Dr. I. Gottshalk Human perception of flood risk and dissemination policies      
18:05 - 18:45 Open discussion  
   
18:45 - 19:00 Dr. R. Uijlenhoet Conclusions      
19:00 - 20:30 Hotel  
   
20:30 Formal Reception        
Day 3- Tuesday, Wednesday 12, 2002    
Technical Visit      
09:30 - 11:00 Visit to the warning system control centre of the BESOS riverside park at CLABSA
 
11:00 - 13: Visit to an undeground reservoir for flood and CSO control in Barcelona city      

 

A Concerted Action funded through the European Commission's 5th Framework Programme (Contract: EVG1-CT-2000-20001) with additional support from the UK Environment Agency Project Reference W5C(00)19

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