PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE - Flood Impact

Thursday 14 & Friday 15 June 2007 WatersEdge Sydney

A collaborative approach to reducing the impact of flood.

Communique Australasia presented a special conference designed to examine flood vulnerability and how it can be turned to flood security through better understanding of:

* climate trends
* initiatives to reduce flood vulnerability - drawing from the UK, Federal, State and Local Governments
* modelling of flood risk by insurers and scientists
* the developer's perspective on sustainable planning and development in vulnerable areas
* flood insurance cover
* Tsunami risk to the east and west coats of Australia

The following conference presentations are now available for downloading. For enquiries regarding this conference or other conferences produced by Communique, contact Christina Lee, Event Manager on +61 2 9233 3556.

PROGRAM

 

PRESENTATIONS

THURSDAY 14 & FRIDAY 15 JUNE 2007

 

Chair
Dr George Walker, Senior Risk Analyst, Aon Re Asia Pacific

 

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LONG TERM AND CURRENT CLIMATE TRENDS

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The United Kingdom's approach to climate change
Jane Milne,
Head of Property and Creditor; Leader Climate Change,
Association of British Insurers, London

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Managing climate variability and flood risk on seasonal year to year timescales
Perry Wiles,
Head - Regional Climate Services Centre (NSW),
Bureau of Meteorology

 

FEDERAL INITIATIVES TO REDUCE FLOOD VULNERABILITY

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National real-time flood information framework
Bruce Stewart,
Assistant Director (National Operations), Bureau of Meteorology

 

MODELLING OF FLOOD RISK

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Modelling flood risk using FloodAUS
Roy Leigh, Risk Scientist, Risk Frontiers

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Alternative approach to flood risk modelling
Daniel Manolache,
Engineering Specialist, FM Global

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State planning & response to flooding
Steve Opper,
Director Emergency Risk Management, NSW State Emergency Service

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Case study: floodplain management strategies and lessons learnt
Pas Silveri, Floodplain Strategy Manager, Wollongong City Council

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Photos of the Newcastle June 07

Flood cover:  the Insurance Ombudsman Service perspective
Peter Hardham,
Panel Member, Insurance Ombudsman Service 

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FloodWise Initiative - Brisbane City Council
Ken Morris,
Product Manager, Flood Management, City Design,
Brisbane City Council 

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Case study: the challenge of successful flood management - Elster Creek Catchment
Bruce Rush, Project Manager Port Phillip & Westernport Region Flood Management & Drainage Strategy, Melbourne Water 

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TEL: +61 2 9233 3556

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nheath@conferenceworld.com.au 

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