Environmental Aspects of Integrated Flood Management

  Available online: http://www.apfm.info/pdf/ifm_environmetal_aspects.pdf

This publication provides information for the flood managers, policy makers, environmental groups, NGOs and communities, to enable them to understand the range of environmental issues involved in flood management and sustainable development. It also explains the roles of various ecosystems in the hydrological process and response and how these systems interact with flood events. At the same time, a framework for factoring environmental considerations into the decision-making processes at various levels is explained.

Notes: APFM Technical Document No. 3

Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1009; Flood Management Policy Series

Language(s): English; Other Languages: French, Spanish

ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11009-1

Purchase at: http://www.wmo.int/e-catalog/detail_en.php?PUB_ID=26&SORT=N&q=

Tags: Natural hazards ; Flood ; Sustainable development ; Environment and landscape ; Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) Add tag

Translated under the title

 Aspects écologiques de la gestion intégrée des crues (2006)

 Aspectos ambientales de la gestión integrada de crecidas (2006)