A Webinar titled “Urban Flood Management: From Prevention to Adaptation” was held in Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 10:30 – 14:00 Tehran time (09:00 – 12:30 CEST)
Agenda:
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| Time
(Iran Standard Time) |
Contents – required duration |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Opening Ceremony – 15 min
· Dr. Ali Nasiri, Successor to the Mayor of Tehran in Crisis Management and President of the Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) · Mr. Mohammad Hajrasouliha, Director of UNESCO-RCUWM |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Technical Session 1: Approaches and challenges in putting IUFM into practice in cities
1) Integrated Flood Management in Tehran-20 min Dr. Ali Nasiri, Successor to the Mayor of Tehran in Crisis Management and President of the Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) 2) Basic approaches and challenges in IUFM – 20 min Mr. Ramesh Tripathi. APFM Member of the Technical Support Unit, WMO. 3) Urban flood forecasting system for African cities – 20 min Ms. Dorien Lugt. Flood Risk Consultant, HKV, Netherland. 4) Implementation of Integrated Flood Management (IFM): Lessons Learned and Challenges– 20 min Mr. Esmaeil Salimi. Deputy of Mitigation and Risk Management, TDMMO, Iran. Q & A panel – 10 min Panel Members: Dr.Nasiri, Dr.Torabi, Dr.Montazeri, Dr.Majdzadeh, Dr.Saqhafian |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Break |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Technical Session 2: Solutions for enhancing urban flood risk assessment
5) German Floods 2021, Artificial Intelligence and Flood Forecasting – 20 min Mr. Paolo Reggiani. Professor, University of Seigen, Germany. 6) Community-based Approaches from Costa Rica and Italy – 20 min Mr. Gabriele M. Quinti. APFM Senior researcher in Knowledge and Innovation, Italy. 7) The urban flood of October 2024 in Bologna (Italy) and the Early Warning System of the Emilia-Romagna Region – 20 min Mr. Nicola Berni. Manager at Civil Protection Agency, Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy Q & A panel – 30 min Panel Members: Dr.Nasiri, Dr.Shokoohi, Dr.Majdzadeh, Dr.Salimi |
