As a consequence of climate change, increasing urban population and economic development great uncertainty exists about the necessary adaptation of the urban environment to flood risk. This calls for response strategies which manage the flood risk in a more flexible and holistic way. This requires a portfolio of mitigation and adaptation measures which together will have a positive impact on the source, the pathway, the receptor and the consequences of any flood event. Traditional flood defence measures which mainly have an impact on the pathway need to be further extended with the greater utilisation of non-structural flood mitigation and adaptation measures. Policy makers and recent scientific developments show that together traditional and non-structural flood defence strategies will lead to more flood resilient cities.
 
It is the objective of this conference to highlight the recent advances in the progression towards Flood Resilient Cities. The conference intends to provide politicians, policy and decision makers, researchers and practitioners the platform to present and discuss their experience, new trends and technological innovation in the area of flood risk management.


On behalf of COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) and UNESCO-IHP, we invite you to join us in Paris, France from 26^th-27^th November 2009 for an event you should not miss!