UFRM

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Summary Report On Urban Flood Risk Management
Project (UFRM)
Derek Leong Meteorologist Typhoon Committee
Secretariat
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Major Footprints of UFRM Project
2008 September IWS in Beijing Proposed by MWR
China a WGH project 2009 January 41st Annual TC
Session in Cheng Mai Confirmed as a new WGH
project Decision to survey TC WGH Focal
Points 2009 September IWS in Cebu Introduction
of results of Survey on UFRM among WGH
members 2010 January 42nd Annual TC Session in
Singapore Confirmed as cross-cutting project of
TC Approved to conduct the survey on good
practices on UFRM project (WGH) 2010
July Expert Meeting on UFRM in
Bangkok Finalize the Roadmap establishment of
the Task Force for UFRM
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Summary Report of the Expert Meeting held in
Bangkok on 19-20 July 2010

• 12 representatives from TC Members, 3 resource
  persons from ICHARM, JAXA and ESCAP 15
  representatives from UNDP, UN/ISDR, UNOCHA, ADPC,
  ESCAP, WMO and TCS attended the Expert Meeting.
• Topics for discussion
• Project Overview and Information exchange
• 2. Mechanism of implementing UFRM
• 3. Selection of Pilot Cities for the UFRM
• 4. Activities of next steps

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Goals of UFRM Project

• To exchange the experiences on urban flood
  management
• To share the technology of urban flood
  monitoring, forecasting, early warning
• To enhance the capacity of urban flood
  management

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1. Project Overview

• Background information on UFRM as the
  cross-cutting project among the 3 TC Working
  Groups was introduced by Chair of WGH
• The analysis of the questionnaire on good
  practices of UFRM project of 3 cities Shanghai,
  Yokohama and Busan was reported by project
  leader
• Representatives from Philippines, Viet
  Nam, Thailand and Macao made the presentation on
  the impacts of flooding in Manila, Hanoi, Hat Yai
  and Macao.

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2. Mechanism of Implementing UFRM

• Structures of UFRM project was proposed to
  consist 4 main components
• UFRM Task Force
• National focal points of pilot cities
• Observers
• Supporters

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Objective of Task Force

• The main objective of the Task Force is to
  provide technical advisory to the cross cutting
  project of UFRM, including the following
  activities
• Inventory of good practices
• Develop manual for implementation of the project
• Provision of technical advisory for pilot case
  studies.
• -The criteria for selecting pilot cities
  are as follows
• Cities which their national focal points are
  willing to conduct studies and have agreed on
  using the study result in the handbook.
• Cities which were frequently affected by floods
  or storm surges induced by typhoons.
• Cities which are socio-economically and
  environmentally important in their countries, as
  well as in the region or areas.
• -The pilot case studies will be
  implemented by national focal points, based on
  the manual for implementation of the
  project, with supports from various sources.
• 2. The Task Force will also create handbook for
  UFRM based on the good practices and the pilot
  city studies, which can be used in other
  countries.

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Structure and Organization

• The Task Force consists of the three chairs and
  vice-chairs of the three Working Groups of TC,
  and TC Secretariat.
• The chair of the WGH is the leader of the Task
  Force.
• Support Groups which are approved by the Task
  Force can participate, fund and give advice to
  the pilot case studies.
• Activities of Task Force members will be
  supported by in-kind contribution of Task Force
  members, however, contributions from donors are
  to be sought. In kind contribution from TC
  members and interested partners is encouraged.
• The Task Force will be coordinated and supported
  by the Advisory Working Group (AWG) of TC.

Reporting
The Task Force is required to provide timely
progress report at TC session and seek advice
when necessary.
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3. UFRM Project Pilot Cities

• Four pilots for UFRM were initially nominated
• Metro Manila, Philippines
• Hanoi, Viet Nam
• Hat Yai, Thailand
• Macao, China

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Impacts of Flooding in Manila
Impacts of Tropical Storm Ketsana Provident
Village (top right most photo) and the EFCOS
Nangka Station (photos below)
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Impacts of flooding in Hanoi
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Impacts of Flooding in Hat Yai
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Impacts of Flooding in Macao
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4. Activities of Next Steps

• Timeline of UFRM Project
• September 2010
• Task force (TF) prepare and discuss draft
  guidance material for pilot study
• Send invitation of pilot study to TC Members
• Send invitation letter to potential support group
  (SG).
• Confirmation of Pilot Cities (PC)
• January 2011
• Finalize of guidance material for pilot study and
  sent it to PC
• Confirmation of SG.
• March 2011
• PC prepare the plan in consultation with TF
• Implementation of pilot study (TC members visit
  PC).
• January 2012
• TF reports to the Annual TC Session

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Thank You Key to Success to the UFRM
Project is Collaboration among 3 WGs