From 2008-05-14 to 2008-05-16

Venue: Toronto, Canada

Summary:
This event’s main theme is flood risk, reliability and vulnerability management.
The objectives of the symposium are to:
• address the various approaches and methods used to manage and assess flood risk, reliability and vulnerability
• share new, innovative developments in flood risk reduction methodologies
• discuss international activities in sustainable floodplain management
• bridge the gaps that arise between the flood research and development community and those flood professionals responsible for responding to and mitigating major flood events
• explore means to reach a sustainable balance between structural and non-structural approaches to floodplain management
• discuss flood risk management in large urban areas
• exchange recent experiences related to integrated flood policy development, implementation and management.

Organizers: Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Canada
Contact Name: Ms. Tracy Waddington
E-mail: twaddington@iclr.org
URL: http://www.flood2008.org/