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Responding to flooding – improving the preparation and response [WP940]

Responding to flooding – improving the preparation and response [WP940]
Date
Monday 26 - Thursday 29 January, 2009
Venue
Wiston House

Wilton Park
Wiston House, Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3DZ
+44 (0) 1903 815 020

For more information see Your stay at Wilton Park

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Event no.
WP940
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This conference discussed the following points:

  • How well prepared are countries, particularly developing countries, to respond to the predicted increase in wind, storm and flood as a result of climate change?
  • What lessons have been learnt from recent best practice in both developing and developed countries to provide an improved immediate response through preparedness, rescue and the early recovery phase?
  •  What progress is being made in preparedness at national, regional and international level?
  • How can the resilience of affected communities, which is at the core of any response, be improved and the needs of affected communities best met?
  • What progress in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015) in relation to floods?
  • What role for insurance?

Contacts

Robin Hart: Programme Director

Biography and other events

Robin Hart: Programme manager