Background
The training was developed by WMO, MRC and Cap-Net as part of a collaborative capacity building programme “Integrated Flood Management for Sustainable Development” for flood-prone countries, river basins, cities and communities, with the aim of scaling-up action on IFM to contribute to minimization of losses of life from flooding and to efficient use of flood plain resources.

Course description
The four-day course was designed to familiarize participants with the concept of Integrated Flood Management and to prepare them to identify possible paths of action towards implementation of the concept in their own field of work. The course provided participants with in-depth exposure to the social, economic, environmental and institutional dimensions of flood management and helped them develop integrated perspectives on floods, floodplains and development processes in their own country.

Course goals

• Provide a balanced outlook on floods, flood plains and development processes, and the role they play in the overall framework of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
• Provide an opportunity to think out of box about possible ways of addressing flood issues within their own context
• Provide an opportunity to share their conceptions and ideas with water and disaster managers from other countries
• Provide a sufficient basis for future self-study on the issues and for an exchange network with other participants
• Equip participants with an analytical framework to help them analyze the various dimensions of flood management and identify the multidisciplinary input requirements for IFM
• Equip participants with knowledge about available tools and methodologies to improve their flood management practices in their home institution. 

Learning objectives:

• Understand the rationale for applying an IFM concept
• Understand the social, environmental, economic, legal and institutional dimensions of flood management, the interdisciplinary nature of the concept, and the possible contribution of each discipline
• Understand the main principles and aims of IFM/IWRM (theoretical level) and critically review them within their own country context
• Understand the full range of flood management measures (structural and non-structural measures)
• Be able to identify the stakeholders in their own country or area for IFM
• Be able to identify requirements and possible actions within their own jurisdiction that would strengthen IFM
• Be able to identify required tools to facilitate such actions in their own context. 

Training outcome:
Participants got engaged in providing training in IFM at national and river basin levels and act as resource persons to implement IFM.

Duration: 4 days

Target group:
Policy makers, top- and mid-level managers, and professionals in water resources management, disaster management, land use management and spatial planning

Participants, organizer and trainers:  List

Workshop programme with presentation materials:

Time	Activities	Responsiblity
Day 1: 05 April 2011
AM	Registration	MRC
	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Mr. Do Manh Hung, VNMC Dr. Lam Hung Son, MRC Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Introduction Session	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Cost of Flood in the Lower Mekong 2000-2009	Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC
	Types, Causes and Impacts of Flood Hazards	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
PM	Concept of IFM	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Discussion "Public Perception and Role of the Media in Flood Management"	Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Legal and Institutional Aspects of IFM	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
Day 2: 06 April 2011
AM	Measures of Flood Risk Management (Structural and Non - Structural)	Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, WMO
	Understanding and Identifying Local Knowledge on Flood Risk Management	Mr. Aslam Perwaiz, ADPC
	Social Aspects of IFM	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Making the Concept Matter at the Local Level - Case Studies in Southeast Asia and Kenya	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
PM	Economic Aspects of IFM	Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, WMO
	MRC Approaches to IWRM	Dr. Lam Hung Son, MRC Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC
	Environmental Aspect of IFM	Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, WMO
	Country Presentation	Mr. Ruangwit, Thailand Mr. Thien, Viet Nam Mr. Bounlap, Lao PDR Mr. Monichoth, Cambodia
Day 3: 07 April 2011
AM-PM	Field Visit to Red River	MRC/VNMC
Day 4: 08 April 2011
AM	Flood Emergency Management and Flood Proofing	Mr. Jan T. L Yap, Cap-Net
	MRC Case Studies	Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC
	Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping	Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	MRC Input on Flood Mapping	Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC
	Transboundary Aspects of IFM	Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, WMO
PM	Introduction to IFM tools and HelpDesk	Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, WMO
	Implementation Issues of IFM at the Regional and National Level - the Way Forward	Mr. Nicolaas Bakker, MRC Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO
	Closing Remarks and Award of Certificate	Mr. Tran Duc Cuong, MRC Dr. Wolfgang Eric Grabs, WMO