Topic Areas for Abstract
Submission
ICFM5 will consist of plenary sessions, parallel sessions for oral presentations, poster sessions,
special events and technical and cultural tours.ICFM5 International
Technical Committee is inviting abstracts on the following conference topics:
Topic 1: Flood Risk Management
(Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation)
1.1 Structural measures (design, construction, operation and
maintenance)
1.2 Non-structural
measures
1.3 Flood risk management
policy and strategic planning
1.4 Land use control
measures
1.5 Climate change
adaptation
1.6 Environmental and
ecological consideration
1.7 Flood management in
the context of Integrated Water Resources Management
1.8 Maximizing flood
benefits Topic 2: Flood Disaster Management (Preparedness, Emergency Response and
Recovery)
2.1 Flood disaster
preparedness
2.2 Flood hazard
mapping
2.3 Emergency management
and recovery
2.4 Risk communication
and damage assessment
2.5 Social capital and
community defense Topic 3: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning
Systems
3.1 Observation,
monitoring and forecasting of precipitation and discharge
3.2 Hydro-meteorological
processes
3.3 Rainfall-runoff
modeling, flood routing and inundation modeling
3.4 Prediction in
ungauged basins
3.5 Flood warning visualization and
dissemination Topic 4: Flood Management in Different Climate Conditions and Geographic
Zones
4.1 Urban floods, flash
floods, riverine floods, storm surges
4.2 Landslides and debris
flow
4.3 Floods in deltas and
estuaries
4.4 Floods in arid areas
and seasonal rivers,
4.5 Floods in cold
regions
4.6 Trans-boundary rivers
floods
4.7 Glacial lake outburst
floods (GLOFs)
4.8 Dam malfunction
flood, dam break and natural dams after earthquake, etc.
4.9 Reports on recent floods (lesson learned and the best
practices) Topic 5: Cross-cutting and other
topics
5.1 Flood risk index
(assessment and indicators of exposure, vulnerability and capacity)
5.2 Integrated flood
management approaches
5.3 Uncertainty analysis
and management
5.4 Role of training,
information networking and public awareness
5.5 International
cooperation and assistance
5.6 Indigenous flood
management knowledge
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