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1 Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC Federal Office for the Environment FOEN Hydrology Division International Workshop Advances in Flood Forecasting and the Implications for Risk Management WARNING COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION WARNING Dr, Swiss federal office for the environment
2 Agenda Flood hazard mitigation in Switzerland Warning communication Informations Organisation Procedure Communication warning Risks Chances Conclusions 2
3 New management of natural hazards 3
4 Land use planning 4
5 Land use planning Organisational measures Structural measures -with Freebord Forecast and Warning 5
6 Collection of data and forecasting 6
7 Survey ( 7
8 Datamanagement 8
9 Flow forecasting in Switzerland Internet ( Authorities To be developed Vorhersagestation (Internet) Vorhersagestation (Behörden) Mögliche Vorhersagestation Cantonal projects 9
10 Forecasting products 10
11 11
12 Stakeholders 12 Hazards National Regional Local Meteo Hydro Snow N N N N R Hydro Snow R R Hazards Comm N Comm R
13 Tool: Information platform natural hazards 13
14 Organisation Decision maker Head of Staff office Deputy Head of staff office (1 3) Representative Communication Representative event documentation Representative situation Representative Operation and logistics Representative Hydrology (Communication) Representative Hydrology (forecasting) Representative flood protection Representative geological mass movement External Specialists representative dams (if required) Internal National Regional - Local 14
15 Communication warning 15
16 Communication warning Anticipate Do not underestimate Only a risk? Degree No flood Flood 16
17 Conclusions I Every informations must be available to authorities and specialists. Authorities have to be organised within different hierarchical levels. Communication between authorities, specialists and population should be very well prepared for: risk situations false alarms. Technology Organisation Information 17
18 Experts + Conclusions II = Communication Added value + = FOEN Premium 18
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