This document relates to the work carried out within the RAS on Technical Support for the Preparation of Flood Risk Management Plans for Romania Project, also known as the RO - FLOODS Project, and is directed at professionals working in flood risk management and in water resources management in the European Union (EU) and in other regions. It contains chapters dedicated to each key activity of the RAS (e.g., data acquisition and processing, data management, flood hazard modeling and mapping, flood risk assessment and mapping, development of the programs of measures, promotion and inclusion of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, stakeholder engagement and communication, capacity building etc.) the main challenges faced, the approach chosen to address them, the implementation results, and lessons learned.
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- “ World Bank . 2024 . Planning for Flood Resilience in Romania: Results and Lessons Learned from the RO - FLOODS Project . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41887 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
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- United States of America
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- Romania
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- 192591
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- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
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- World Bank
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- Water Europe and Central Asia (SCAWA)
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- https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41887
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- 2024-07-17
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- Europe and Central Asia
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Table of Contents
- BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 8
- INTRODUCTION 9
- CHAPTER 1 9
- 1. INTRODUCTION 10
- Flood Risk in Romania 10
- The EU Floods Directive 10
- OVERVIEW OF THE RO - FLOODS PROJECT 12
- CHAPTER 2 12
- 2. OVERVIEW OF THE RO - FLOODS PROJECT 13
- Results 13
- Data collection data processing and data management 13
- Development of new methodologies for the Floods Directives implementation 14
- Preparing new Flood Hazard and Risk Maps 14
- Defining programs of measures for the new Flood Risk Management Plans 15
- Strengthening stakeholder engagement and communication 16
- Training and capacity building 17
- KEY ACTIVITIES RESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED 18
- DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 19
- CHAPTER 3 19
- 3. DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 20
- Summary 20
- The challenge 20
- Implementation 21
- Results 25
- Lessons learned 26
- References 26
- DATA MANAGEMENT 27
- CHAPTER 4 27
- 4. DATA MANAGEMENT 28
- Summary 28
- Introduction 28
- The challenges 28
- Lessons learned 31
- References 31
- FLOOD HAZARD MODELING AND MAPPING 32
- CHAPTER 5 32
- 5. FLOOD HAZARD MODELING AND MAPPING 33
- Summary 33
- The challenges 33
- Topography data 34
- Hydrological data 35
- Other relevant data 35
- Results 39
- Lessons learned 39
- References 40
- FLOOD DAMAGE AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT 41
- CHAPTER 6 41
- Summary 42
- The challenge 42
- 6. FLOOD DAMAGE AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT⁹ 42
- Mapping procedures 44
- Calculation procedure 44
- Damage and risk mapping results 45
- Validation and quality control 45
- Lessons learned 46
- References 46
- WEB MAP VIEWER 47
- CHAPTER 7 47
- Summary 48
- Key challenges 48
- Approach and solutions 48
- 7. WEB MAP VIEWER 48
- Result 49
- Lesson learned 51
- DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURES - FLOOD PROTECTION AND PREVENTION 53
- CHAPTER 8 53
- Summary 54
- 8. DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURES - FLOOD PROTECTION AND PREVENTION 54
- Key challenges and tasks 54
- A sound methodology 55
- Results 58
- Lessons learned 58
- References 59
- IMPROVING FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS BY INTEGRATING GREEN MEASURES 60
- CHAPTER 9 60
- 9. IMPROVING FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS BY INTEGRATING GREEN MEASURES 61
- Summary 61
- Context 61
- Challenges 62
- Approach 62
- Results 64
- Lessons learned 66
- References 67
- FLOODPLAIN AND CATCHMENT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY GREEN MEASURES 68
- CHAPTER 10 68
- Summary 69
- 10. FLOODPLAIN AND CATCHMENT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY GREEN MEASURES 69
- The challenge 69
- Implementation 69
- Results 72
- References 73
- Lessons learned 73
- DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURES - FLOOD PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 74
- CHAPTER 11 74
- 11. DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURES - FLOOD PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 75
- Summary 75
- Key challenges and tasks 75
- Key elements of the adopted approach 76
- Results and conclusions 81
- Lessons learned 83
- References 83
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 84
- CHAPTER 12 84
- 12. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 85
- Summary 85
- The challenge 85
- Key activities 86
- References 91
- Lessons learned 91
- ENGAGEMENT OF ROMA AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES 92
- CHAPTER 13 92
- 13. ENGAGEMENT OF ROMA AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES 93
- Summary 93
- The challenge 93
- Approach 94
- Results 94
- Lessons learned 96
- References 96
- TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 97
- CHAPTER 14 97
- 14. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 98
- Summary 98
- The challenge 98
- Needs assessment 98
- The capacity-building plan 99
- Implementation of the capacity-building plan 99
- Results 100
- Lessons learned 101
- References 102
- CONCLUDING REMARKS 103
- CHAPTER 15 103
- 15. CONCLUDING REMARKS 104