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Flood Prevention & Response Dutch policy

Flood Prevention & Response Dutch policy. P. Glerum Former Deputy Head National Operations Centre - Projectmanager EU-Floodex & EU WaterSave. Civil Protection in the Netherlands. Civil protection policy: national responsibility

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Flood Prevention & Response Dutch policy

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  1. Flood Prevention& ResponseDutch policy P. Glerum Former Deputy Head National Operations Centre - Projectmanager EU-Floodex & EU WaterSave

  2. Civil Protection in the Netherlands • Civil protection policy: national responsibility • 25 safety regions responsible for disaster relief management, each in their own region; • Fire services, Police services, Health services are assigned to regions • Reinforcement of the regions disaster relief forces is coordinated by the National Operations Centre; • Assets are mainly coming from (not affected) regions, (national) rescue organisations and the Army • New development; • National Command and Control on disaster relief in case of large scale (national) disaster

  3. MPT/IPT NCC NOC Driebergen Den Haag PCC ROT RPT Crisis management in the Netherlands National Policy Decisions • National Interdepartmental • Preparation en Coordination; • Policy • Operations • Communications & Information • Provincial Coordination Centre • Authorised to give directives • In actual practise; no role • Regional Policy and Operations Team • Disaster relief Local incident

  4. Flood risk policy in the Netherlands • After 1953 • Focus on prevention • The last few years • Due to climate change and risk analysis • Spatial planning • Disaster management • Enhancement by Taskforce Management on flooding

  5. Flood risk in the Netherlands 20000 miles² 16.000.000 inhabitants 800 persons per mile² 25 safety regions Legal Safety Level

  6. Cabinets’ Taskforce Flood Management2007-2008 • Governmental awareness after Katrina + Cab. research • Safest delta in the world but no 100% safety guarantee • Governmental operational preparedness not sufficient • More balance prevention/preparation to mitigate effects of flood (safety chain) • Preparation on national scale; based on safety regions • Installed by the Cabinet (BZK/V&W; 06-08)

  7. Cabinets’ Taskforce Flood Management • Develop credible realistic scenario’s • support regional planning • Provide cooperation government and water management • Raise a national expertnetwork • Develop strategies on: - Risk and Crisis Communication - RecoveryExercise on a national level

  8. Flood risk in The Netherlands Worst Credible Flood coast Evacuation is preferable

  9. Hurricane T-10..6 T-5 T-4 T-3 T-2 T-1 T0 T+1 T+.. C+C Mono disciplinair Making choices reinstall command and control preparing Filled roads Winds to strong T-10..6 T-5 T-4 T-3 T-2 T-1 T0 T+1 T+.. Evacuating everybody Time of selfsufficiency? Evacuating vulnerable No evacuation Ctirical path

  10. 190.609 46526 95909 210.643 29312 72122 24320 91584 13929 9158 41976 67162 84 25312 88531 42358 44711 61056 81917 7574 15188 201.052 Aantal personen in gebied met grotere waterdiepte / stroomsnelheid Aantal personen in gebied met geringere waterdiepte Effectgebieden Onderstroomgebieden Fryslân Groningen Noord Holland Noord Zaanstreek Waterland Flevoland Kennemerland Amsterdam Amstelland Haaglanden Hollands Midden Rotterdam Rijnmond 72 h self sufficiency Zeeland

  11. Result • a succesfull evacuation means 80% of the inhabitants are evacuated • in many situatuations evacuation is not possible • solution: vertical evacuation • There is still a lot of people who need to be rescued. • A large scale rescue operation is nescesary..

  12. Operations concept Module (20x)1x HF 1x Remote client SA Assen1x Bam (ICMS)1x HF 1x DARESpost (backup) SA Amersfoort1x Bam (ICMS)1x HF 1x DARESpost (backup) LOCC Driebergen1x Bam (ICMS)47x DARESpost (backup) SA Gilze-Rijen1x Bam (ICMS)1x HF 1x DARESpost (backup)

  13. Conclusion • National command is necesarry • Strategicaloperational lead • International assistance is necesarry • To house evacuatedpeople • To assist in the rescueoperation.

  14. Capabilities • Water based search and rescue units • Looking at the number of people, air assets are important but not a large contribution for the rescue of people

  15. Compliant with EUmodule FRMB Capable of fulfilling the tasks: Searching Rescuing Delivering supplies Selfsufficient (air transportable) Flood Rescue Module

  16. Content Module 35 persons 24 rescue workers(6 boat teams) 11 command and support staff Comparable whit M-USAR team Each country 2 boatteams and 4 staff

  17. Thank you for your attention • Questions?

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