Ensure preconditions for the implementation of disaster control plans
Preparation work is made, that in case of emergency all needed equipment and well-trained staff is available in a sufficient quantity.
Synergies may exist between heavy rain risk management measures and other development goals like environmental protection, health care, and economic performance. Harnessing them requires involvement of different actors, enforcement of exchange between you and them and holistic thinking.
Check out the RAINMAN good practice examples:
- Experience in setting-up an emergency response plan for selected study areas in the City of Graz, AT
- Improving emergency response in Leutersdorf and Oderwitz with the RAINMAN toolkit, DE
- Findings for a future application of the emergency response tool in Zagreb, HR
- Incorporating and training volunteers for hazard observation and increase of emergency response
READ MORE:
- Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (Ed.) (2015): 1. Nationaler Hochwasserrisikomanagementplan [The first National Flood Risk Management Plan for Austria], URL: https://www.bmlrt.gv.at/wasser/wisa/hochwasserrisiko/rmp2015/risikomanagementplan/risikomanagementplan.html (22.06.2020): Voraussetzungen zur Umsetzung der Hochwasserkatastrophenschutzpläne sicherstellen
Rudolf Hornich, Office of the Styrian Government