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Raising the Level of Public Dialogue to Manage Flood Risk

Eric C. Halpin, PE Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety Headquarters August 2012. Raising the Level of Public Dialogue to Manage Flood Risk. Promoting Community Dialogue and Decision Making.

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Raising the Level of Public Dialogue to Manage Flood Risk

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  1. Eric C. Halpin, PE Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety Headquarters August 2012 Raising the Level of Public Dialogue to Manage Flood Risk

  2. Promoting Community Dialogue and Decision Making • “The mission of the Dam and Levee Safety Program is to assess, communicate, and manage risks to life, property, and the environment within the broader context of flood risk management and assessment management.”

  3. The Temporal Gauntlet… • Deliver Flood Benefits • Commensurate with the Risks… • …that Remain Sustainable: • Economically • Environmentally • Socially Human Behavior

  4. Dialogue Lessons fromLevee Safety • Continuously Involve Sponsors in the Process • Benefits and Risks • Context: Move Away from Binary Words • Focus on Options • Source & Nature of Risks is Important

  5. Communicating Uncertainty • This is what we are absolutely certain of… • This is what we think is likely but is by no means proven… • This is what we think is unlikely but still possible… • This is what we are doing (or not doing) to reduce the risks and uncertainty that remains

  6. Key Challenges Going Forward • Don’t Confuse the Friendly (like health care) • Consistency in a Large, Diverse Country • Smartly Bring Together the Benefiters and those at Risk

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