Science-Policy BRIEF No. 1: Flood Risk Management in China

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The overall aim of CORFU is to enable European and Asian partners to learn from each other through joint investigation, development, implementation and dissemination of short to medium term strategies that will enable more scientifically sound management of the consequences of urban flooding in the future.

Beijing is one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. Although the city’s annual rainfall is relatively low, extreme rainfall events do occur. A particular problem in Beijing is the vulnerability of the traffic network; many underpasses are prone to flood, and the knock-on disruption can be severe. The focus area is the new satellite town of Yizhuang.

The ideas behind the research have led to changes in the National Urban Drainage Policy, and the technical and scientific innovations in the project have demonstrated how these policies can be implemented.

Reference information

Websites:

http://www.corfu7.eu/media/universityofexeter/research/microsites/corfu/1publicdocs/publicresults/CORFU_Science_Policy_Brief_No_1_-_Beijing.pdf

Source:

CORFU FP7 project

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Dec 17, 2018

Date of publication:

2018

Keywords:

emergency response, flood mitigation planning, flood modelling, urban flood mapping, urban storm

Climate impacts:

Flooding, Storms

Adaptation Approaches:

Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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