Capacity Building for Integrated Flood Management

The Flood Management Policy Series papers are primarily aimed at flood managers, their purpose being to capture the full range of issues involved in flood management and serve as an enabler between different disciplines to work together on floods. The introduction of these papers in form of Power Point Presentations is considered as an entrance point to induce a multi-disciplinary outlook on flood management. The slide presentation materials for Legal and Institutional Aspects of Integrated Flood Management (IFM), Social Aspects and Stakeholder Involvement in IFM, Environmental Aspects of IFM, and Economic Aspects of IFM had been developed and
A wide range of materials for different target groups is available below as a self-study resource for flood managers, policy makers and students as well as for teachers and trainers as resource materials for vocational training, advocacy workshops and public awareness building measures.

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Looking for material that helps to adress the issue of floods in classroom or with a public audience without specific sector expertise? WMO and "Project WET: Water Education for Teachers" have jointly developed an Educator's Guide with classroom-ready activities (Discover Floods Educators Guide), and a booklet for Kids (Discover Floods - Kids in Discover Series).

This valuable 60-page resource helps educators teach students about both the risks and benefits of flooding through a series of engaging, hands-on activities. Acknowledging the different roles that floods play in both natural and urban communities, the book helps young people gain a global understanding of this common--and sometimes dangerous--natural phenomena that affects hundred of millions of people around the world each year. Complementing its text are photographs that shed light on the aftermath of floods, as well as numerous illustrations to facilitate learning. Students will apply a number of problem-solving techniques to such relevant issues as how to protect yourself and your family should you live in a flood-prone area.  Order a copy here...

When water is on the rise, students' imaginations are bound to be swept away. Saturated with important-to-know facts and engaging hands-on activities, it's a force of nature that's ideal for making a splash in the classroom. Ages eight to 12 16 pages  Order a copy here...

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Short vocational training course, advocacy workshops and training of trainers on Integrated Flood Management are regularly organized by WMO on national and regional levels in collaboration with capacity building partners, especially Cap-Net/UNDP and UN-Water DPC. Those workshops are usually logistically supported by regional or narional institutions. The regional workshops are documented below. If you are interested in hosting such workshop in your region in collaboration with the Associated Programme on Flood Management please contact us through the HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management.

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Name	Institution	Description	Available Languages	Access
FLOWS	Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)	Comprehensive e-learning platform on flood risk management. Containing different modules and an extensive knowledge base.	English	free
Online Training in Watershed Management	Cap-Net	Introduction to the concept of Integrated Water Resource Management	English, Spanish	free
MetEd Meteorology Education & Training	COMET	Comprehensive e-learning platform for meteorology and hydrology topics. Contains several modules on flooding. Science oriented.	English (partly French, Spanish)	free registration
Climate and flood forecast applications in agriculture	FAO / University Freiburg	Interactive e-learning platform on climate and flood forecast application for disaster preparedness and agriculture in Bangladesh	English	free
Flood Management Educational Platform	UNESCO Institute for Water Education (IHE)	E-lectures, case studies and general information on flood management	English	free
UNESCO-IHE Online Courses	UNESCO Institute for Water Education (IHE)	Interactive, four month online courses on water sector topics, e.g. "Flood Modelling for Management"	English	tuition fee
Showroom lectures UNESCO chair in Sustainable Water Management	UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Water Management	Showroom lectures Storm water and Hydrology	English	free
Online Training in Watershed Management	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Modules on the different aspects of watershed management	English	free
Webgeo	University Freiburg	Geography e-learning platform, including some interactive modules on hydrology/floods	Deutsch	free
Engineering Hydrology E-Learning	Technical University Aachen	E-lectures on engineering hydrology	Deutsch	free
Online Tutrials (Flood Hazard Mapping)	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Tutorials on flood hazard mapping and flood insurance	English	free
ToolBox for Integrated Water Resources Management	Global Water Partnership (GWP)	The ToolBox is a free and open database with a library of case studies and references that can be used by anyone who is interested in implementing better approaches for the management of water or learning more about improving water management on a local, national, regional or global level.	English, French, Spanish	free

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