Flood Risk Management and New Risk Communication Tool in The Netherlands
20 October 2016
Ms. Vera Konings from Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands presented on Flood Risk
Management and the new Risk Communication Tool in the Netherlands. Ms. Konings is working with the USACE Risk
Management Center as part of a partnership between USACE and the Netherlands. She explained the Dutch water system and
provided information on the three circles of flood risk management activities including operations and maintenance, periodic
assessments and long-term strategies. Ms. Konings demonstrated the Netherlands risk communication website: residents input
their zip code and receive specific information regarding the flood risk to their home and helps them decide whether to stay or
evacuate during a flood. The website also provides visual information to communicate the risks associated with flooding.
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