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9:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:30 OPENING ADDRESS
Minister, Mr. Laszlo Borbely
Lead partner representative (MJA)

10:30 – 11:30 SESSION 1:  INTERNATIONAL BASINS AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT / DANUBE FLOOD RISK MAPPING PROJECT –   A BASIS FOR A SAFER PLACE

Chair: tbc

Introduction: Philip Weller, ICPDR Executive Secretary

Flood risk management plans – the role of  stakeholder participation in the preparation of River Basin Management Plans in the Danube – lessons learnt for the Flood Risk Management Plans

Mary Jeanne Adler (MJA), Romania – Project Leader

The Danube Flood Risk mapping project, and the relevance for stakeholder participation

Other projects in international basins presentation

Facilitated Dialogue

The session will present the findings of the Danube River Basin Management planning process including the development of Flood action programmes, with particular emphasis on the  important projects in hazard and risk mapping and flood risk management in the Danube Basin and the European scale as Danube Floodrisk, Floodsite, Floodrisk, ConHaz, SAFER, ELLA,  EFAS, ERA-Net CRUE project RISKMAP etc. and the key themes of this workshop (themes session 2 to 6).

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00 SESSION 2: Flood mapping – Input from and dissemination to the public and stakeholders

Chair:  tbc

Introduction: 13:00 – 13: 40 : Presentation of Invited / Submitted Papers (Max 4 no. 10 minute presentations) [1]

Proposals for themes:

-       The approach of social milieus in flood risk communication on the local level in an Austrian alpine valley – a success story
-       Benefits of new media for regional public participation in flood risk communication
-       The ERA-Net CRUE project RISKMAP

13.40:-14:00 Panel discussions

1. How to ensure local knowledge is taken on board in the production of local/national  flood risk and hazard maps. Good practice methods and experience sought.

2. Guidelines for general public on information use and interpretation – Peter Heiland

3. Planning web-sites for national mapping information dissemination (best practice examples) – Tools for delivering flood mapping information at local /national level.

14:00-15:00 Facilitated Dialogue (breakout sessions with 3 discussion topics)

1. This session will focus on the best ways of involving the local population in the preparation of flood hazard and flood risk maps, to make sure the best use can be made of local and historical sources of information. Methodologies for how best to ensure this will be explored, as will potential barriers and good practices. A strong link to the immediate recovery and review phase can be made, but the issue on how to involve the local communities which have not recently been flooded and where the awareness may be lower.

2. This session will address issues related to what the general public is interested in? The public will probably not be interested in methodologies. On the other hand they will want to see maps and some of the relevant historical information (in different levels of detail than experts). It is important to show comparable numbers (like numbers of houses and people affected), and they should be harmonised as much as possible. Public awareness for flood risk is essential for preventing losses – safety measures, guidelines for behaviour, for building in secure way, etc. that are specific for the risk areas could be important tools for preventing losses.

3. WISE is meant to be a European level tool for making flood maps across the EU available, and not the main means for making available flood maps to the local/national population; this is expected to remain a national/local responsibility. This workshop will therefore address the best tools for delivering flood maps. The general public usually use closer sources of data –e.g. local web pages; people are mainly interested whether their property will flood or not, so a minimal level of detail is necessary. Tools to communicate potential measures with stakeholders and public need to visualize measures and effects in a logical, trustful, understandable and attractive way enabling reference to the users area of living.

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 – 17:30

SESSION 3: Preparation and implementing  FRMP – involvement of the public and local stakeholders

Chair: tbc

15:30 – 16:10 Presentation of Invited / Submitted Papers (Max 4 no. 10 minute presentations)

Proposed themes:

-       Risk communication in a seething conflict in an urban environment
-       Dealing with fears, communicating the risks: step-by-step approach to pave the way for a pilot project
-       A catalogue of FRMP Measures and its application for an Austrian APSFR
-     Best practice for FRMP, impact evaluation and stakeholders participation
-       Existing public participation and methods for flood risk management solution prioritization at the basin level
-       Practices for stakeholders involvement for environmental evaluation of FRMP and RBMP
-       Practices for social and economic evaluation of FRMP solutions – levels of stakeholders involvement

16:10 – 16:30 Panel discussion

1.  How best to involve interested parties at local, regional and national level in the development of flood risk management plans, including in objective setting and identification and prioritsation of measures.  Good practice stories and lessons learnt.

2. The use of Multi Criteria Analysis for setting objectives and selecting measures should be considered in FRMP, by involving relevant stakeholders and the results from these methods should be transparent and understandable for the public and politicians. In communicating criteria and results of economic assessments, the number of parameters should be minimised, e.g. to the 4 types of impact (economic, social, environmental, cultural). Conclusions on how to involve different sectoral stakeholders should be considered, as well as what kind of parameters/indexes should be addressed to capture their interest and getting their reaction/contribution. This should include information on the effectiveness, cost-benefit and prioritisation of the proposed measures will be considered.

3. How to secure broad-based support for the successful implementation of revitalisation measures in FRMP – education, communication and citizen involvement.  This session deals in particular with both the local communities in the areas of potential significant flood risk where flood risk needs to be reduced, as well as local actors from other parts of the catchments such as where measures may be necessary, given that the Flood Risk Management Plans shall cover the whole catchments.

16:30 – 17:30 Facilitated Dialogue (breakout sessions with the three discussion topics under the Panel discussion)

17:30 – 18:30  Parliament House visit

An official dinner will be offered by the Ministry of Environment and Forests

Second  day

9:00 – 12:00 SESSION 4: Working with institutional stakeholders and other sectors, in particular on land use

9:00 – 9:40 : Presentation of Invited / Submitted Papers (Max 4 no. 10 minute presentations)

Proposed themes:

-       Examples of working with stakeholders in catchment flood risk management  – new findings
-       Lessons learnt from WFD public participation, including the GIS Guidance document

9.40 – 10:30  : Round table 1[2]: Best practice on how to involve other sectors in flood risk management (e.g. spatial planning, energy sector, finance possibilities).

This session will identify different methods, good practices, and lessons learnt, for working with interested parties with a focus on institutional stakeholders (such as local authorities, regional authorities, water management authorities (if different) and public facilities such as education and essential services such as hospitals etc., as well as with other sectors (such as landowners, agriculture, forestry, SMEs, energy companies (hydropower for instance), water operators, navigation, tourism etc.).

This session will also address general risk communication and how to deal with stakeholder fears and/or conflicts. Risk communication is the new issue in this Directive, especially political stakeholders are concerned about stakeholder reactions and conflicts are very likely to occur.

The session will also deal with implications for private parties (e.g. policies of insurance companies) while implementing legal arrangements that link spatial planning to risk management.

10:30 – 11:00   Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00 Round table 2[3]*: Developing land use planning for better flood risk management -by involving landowners and other interested parties

This session will address the most important factor in the success of reducing damage from floods which is the commitment of land use planners and decision makers at the local level to prevent development of flood prone areas; what instruments should be addressed and how this should be presented will be an important output of the round table. Coordination of objectives from the different plans asks for a clear national command to clarify what objectives (and related legislation) prevail and which are open for amending. There are tradeoffs within the catchment in terms of set-aside of land for flood risk reduction downstream, including incentives for such measures.

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00 SESSION 5: Awareness – the role of public and stakeholder involvement for preparedness and emergency response

Chair: (tbc)

Introduction:

13:00 – 13:40 Presentation of Invited / Submitted Papers (Max 4 no. 10 minute presentations)

Proposed themes:

- EXCIFF (WGF 2007) Good practice for delivering flood related information to the general public
- The role of public awareness for flood risk reduction for flash floods and other rapid onset floods
- Approaches to public awareness to increase preparedness and emergency response in the recovery phase

13:40 – 14:00 Panel discussion

This section will focus on the methods for best involving the public and stakeholders with a view of increasing preparedness and emergency response. Good practice and lessons learnt will be presented and discussed.  Barriers and opportunities to outreach will be identified.

The use of new technologies will also be explored here.

A special focus will be places on flash floods and other rapid onset floods, but also on other types of floods.

14:00 – 14:40  Breakout sessions with two discussion topics

1. Flood emergency situations management plans preparation and further use -– stakeholders involvement and public participation
2. Emergency response plans – stakeholders involvement and public participation

14:40  – 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:00 SESSION 6 : TRANSBOUNDARY ASPECTS OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Chair: Philip WELLER, ICPDR  Executive Secretary

15:00 – 15:40 Presentations :

International river commissions’ collaboration between countries (as major stakeholders) and regional, local stakeholders levels – main issues, action plans – ex. Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Sava, Tisza Commissions

The role of NGOs participation at the local, regional, national and trans-national levels will also be addressed.

Discussions on trans-border issues for reporting – data availability, border integration, presentation of methods and their large scale compatibility for a common presentation/understanding of mapping products and of the action plans for risk reduction (FRMP T Large scale integration).

15:40 – 16:00  Plenary discussions

16:00 – 17:00 SESSION 7: NEXT STEPS AND NEEDED ACTIONS

Chair : Philip WELLER, ICPDR Executive Secretary

16:00 – 16:30  Reporting for the sessions, including the two round tables findings and three breakout discussions.

16:30 – 16:45  Review of lessons and messages from previous day – key conclusions and next steps including development of a strategy document based on the workshop outcomes.

16:45 – 17:00 CLOSING STATEMENTS

City tour, optional Concert Hall at the Romanian Athenaeum

Dinner

Third day 2012

WGF12 Meeting

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Bus Station

• Eroilor (buses 104, 123, 168, 368, 366) 0.5 mile(s) N

• Panduri (buses 122, 226) 0.1 mile(s) SW

• Piata Arsenalului (buses 385, 136) 0.1 mile(s) N

Subway Station

• Eroilor 0.5 mile(s) N

• Izvor 0.6 mile(s) NE

Train Station

• Gara de Nord 2.5 mile(s) NW

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First evening:

-       Parliament House visit tour, Official dinner

Second evening:

-       City tour/optional Concert to the Romanian Atheneum „George Enescu“, Social Dinner

For participants remaining during the weekend, we could organize (under request) a one day trip on the Prahova Valley, visiting Peles Castel at Sinaia and/or Brasov City.

Please mention on the Registration forms your intention for participating in the social events.

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