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Roundtable/Panel: The Benefits of Integrated Catastrophe Management - an International Comparison Using the Example of 2021 European Floods.
Prof. Peter Moser (FHGR/ZWF) Prof. Raimund Schwarze (DKKV) Corine Singeisen (PS/VKG) | ||
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This session deals with analysing the economic and insured losses and assessing the effectiveness of prevention and early warning to the weather extreme "Bernd" of 2021. In a comparative study between the three countries, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it has been analysed whether and how the different levels of damage caused by extreme weather (a combined heavy rain-runoff, floods and hail storm event) can be attributed to meteorological, geomorphological, technical and organisational characteristics of the catastrophe management. The preventive effect of protective and early warning measures was studied in the Ahr Valley, the Eastern Alps (Upper Bavaria and Salzburg) and the Swiss canton of Lucerne in detailed field studies. In addition to a comprehensive literature review, interviews with experts and local simulations were carried out (and could be reproduced "on demand" in the session for stronger interaction with the audience). We would like to discuss among the panellists and with the audience on:
The subjects will be discussed beyond the findings of the comparative study and include European and international perspectives. National and international interested parties represent the target group, including practitioners, experts, and politicians. | ||
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The Benefits of Integrated Catastrophe Management - an International Comparison Using the Example of 2021 European Floods. Helmholtzzentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Germany This session deals with the analysis of the economic and insured losses as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of prevention and early warning in relation to the weather extreme "Bernd" of 2021. In a comparative study between the three countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it has been analysed whether and how the different levels of damage caused by the weather extreme (a combined heavy rain- run off, floods and hail storm event) can be attributed to meteorological, geomorphological, technical and organisational characteristics of the catastrophe management. The preventive effect of protective and early warning measures were studied in the Ahr Valley, the Eastern Alps (Upper Bavaria and Salzburg) and the Swiss canton of Lucerne in detailed field studies. In addition to a comprehensive literature review, interviews with experts and local simulations were carried out (and could be reproduced “on demand” in the session for stronger interaction with the audience). We would like to discuss among the panellists and with the audience on: (1) The opportunities regional heavy rain-strategies, the international state and the barriers of implementation; (2) How precipitation scenarios of the future could account for climate change and also include nature-based solutions (land protection; run-off infiltration strategies); (3) Ways to strengthen local risk awareness and private precautions; (4) The concept of integrated catastrophe management (i.e. prevention, crisis intervention and insurance) and its benefits in the areas of early warning and financial management of natural disasters. The subjects will be discussed beyond the findings of the comparative study and include European and international perspectives. The target group are national and international interested parties from practitioners, experts and politicians. | ||