The course on Urban Flood Mitigation (UFM) is an integrated approach to development of flood risk reduction strategies that involves engineering, settlement development, public administration, community-based strategies and land use planning (with environmental considerations). This multi-disciplinary treatment of the flood problem and of the requirements of flood risk management is expected to enable a holistic view of the situation and the needed preparedness measures. Cases of responses at the national and local levels are presented to give the mitigation measures concrete applications.

This course is designed for the disaster manager with flood hazard in his/her sphere of responsibility. Participation of elected and appointed national and local (city/town) administrators, the development and planning authorities, water engineers and flood controlprofessionals, national agencies officials and staff in urban planning, housing, public works, and water resource development and management is especially encouraged. The course is certain tobenefit private land and settlement developers, officials and personnel of relief and rehabilitation agencies, the United Nations and similar international bodies, and NGOs involved in flood disaster mitigation.

The course consist of several modules that impart the information and skills in flood problem analysis, understanding and appreciation of the various approaches to flood risk reduction, determination of appropriateness of the strategies and/or measures to achieve the desired goal of flood risk/damage reduction. The following broad topics are covered in the course:

• Introduction to Integrated Flood Risk Management

• Flood Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

• Flood Risk Mitigation (Structural and non structural interventions)

• Flood Disaster Preparedness Planning and Emergency Response

• Recovery and Rehabilitation in Flood Hazard

• Cross-cutting Issues in flood hazard

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