Case Studies

In the first phase of the AFPM, a number of case studies on flood management were collected from various regions, based on the experiences of organizations active in flood management. These case studies were essential in formulating the Integrated Flood Management concepts, as they helped to:

• Identify the extent to which integrated flood management has been carried out;
• Understand shortcoming in flood management practices worldwide;
• Extract lessons learned and good practices in flood management;
• Catalogue the policy changes required to support IFM; and
• Identify the institutional changes required to achieve IFM.

The case studies are presented here for “historical purposes”: having been compiled almost 20 years ago, they are reflecting national situations that might since have developed. As such, the case studies might be used as baseline or reference material for studies that aim to check the improvements in flood management since the beginning of the century.

The Overview Situation Paper on flood management practices extracts the essence of each case study, emphasizes findings and recommendations with relevance to the aspects of Integrated Flood Management and the potential for practices to be replicated in other locations. Download the Overview Situation Paper here.