ICID AnnuAl RepoRt • 2010-11
Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management (WG-CAFM)
Year of establishment: 1999 Webpage:
http://www.wg-cafm.icidonline.org Mandate: •
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To identify and disseminate various structural and non- structural measures of flood management, and
To study the social, political and economic aspects of flood mitigation measures, ecologically sound development, international cooperation, as well as people’s participation in disaster preparedness.
Members : (1) Dr. Kamran Emami, Chairman (2010) (Iran, 2009); (2) Dr. Takao Masumoto, Secretary (Japan, 2009); (3) Dr. Lajos Szlavik (Hungary, 1996); (4) Prof. M.F. Viljoen (South Africa, 1997); (5) Jin Soo Kim (Korea, 2000); (6) Prof. Josip Petras (Croatia, 2002); (7) Ahmet Seren (Turkey, 2006); (8) Prof. dr. Franc Steinman (Slovenia, 2006); (9) Maurice Roos (USA, 2006); (10) Ir. Jos van Alphen (The Netherlands, 2007); (11) Dr. Jianming Ma (China, 2008); (12) G.S. Purba (India, 2009); and (13) Secretary General, ICID
permanent observers: (i) FAO representative; (ii) UNDRO representative; (iii) WMO representative; and (iv) World Bank representative
Activities: The 25th meeting of Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management (WG CAFM) was held on 12 October 2010 at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Dr. Kamran Emami (Iran) became the new Chairman of WG-CAFM.
In view of the new mandate, a new structured work plan for WG- CAFM is still evolving. VPH Engr. Dr. Illahi B. Shaikh suggested including new emerging issues like climate change, sea level rises, flash floods, adaptation strategy of people living in flood prone areas etc. in the new mandate. It was observed that adaptive flood management strategies were needed for the people living in flood prone areas.
VP Husnain Ahmad (Pakistan) made a presentation on “Devastating floods in Pakistan 2010” during the meeting. VP Ahmad presented the situation of the Pakistan’s severe floods since July 2010. He was requested to organize a workshop on the “Pakistan’s Devastating Floods in 2010 - Lessons to be Learned” in Lahore, Pakistan in early 2011.
A view of the meeting
Fransisca Mulyantari (Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia) made a presentation during the meeting on current flood management arrangements and operations in Indonesia. Maurice Roos (USA) presented a case study on “Coordination of Feather-Yube river flood operations in California”.
It was proposed to organize a workshop on “Value Engineering: its applications in Irrigation and Drainage” during the next meeting of WG in October at Tehran, Iran. Dr. Emami also proposed to publish a booklet on “Application of Value Engineering in Irrigation and Drainage Projects” for circulation among the National Committees of ICID.
An important new international project commenced to produce an International Levee Handbook (IHL). PH Peter Lee (UK) presented the prospects and the scoping of the International Levee Handbook. Contributions were invited by offering case study examples and information on particular aspects or national or regional best practices. USA, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, The Netherlands, Iran, Pakistan, and Australia agreed to contribute. The project scoping report gives full details including the proposed contents list for the document and can be obtained at <http://
ciria.sharefile.com/d/scdb63d8ea674ed5b>.
An International Workshop on ‘Floods in Pakistan in 2010 – Lessons Learned and Way Forward’ was held at Lahore on 12 March 2011. The organization of the workshop was due the joint efforts of VP Engr. Husnain Ahmed and Chairman Dr. Kamran Emami. The workshop made recommendations to Federal Government for improving flood management in Pakistan.
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