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Looking back at FRC mid-term event and PREVIRISQ trade fair
25 February 2011
Centenary of great floods in Paris in 1910
The centenary of the great flood of the Seine river was commemorated in the year 2010. In line with this, Les Grands lacs de Seine organised a large international event last September during the third edition of PREVIRISQ. For three days, Paris was the European meeting place for all those involved in flood mitigation methods and sustainable urban development.
Over these three days, Les Grands lacs de Seine organised conferences, workshops and a round-table discussion on flood resilient strategies, including protection, prevention, forecasting and resiliency, developed by different regions and several major European cities. About 100 exhibitors attended the trade fair in order to provide concrete answers to the visitors’ questions concerning how to protect themselves before, during and after flooding.
International FRC conference
On the first day, an international conference was held as part of the European FloodResilienCity project (FRC). The aim
of this conference was to share and discuss metropolitan strategies for managing flood risk: raising awareness, avoiding flood damage, alleviating risks and providing assistance. Top level politicians addressed the issue of how European metropolises can develop and revitalise their urban areas to be more flood resilient. The keynote speakers from around the world are listed below.
One of speakers at the FRC conference was Steve Mathies, executive director of the coastal protection restoration authority of the state of Louisiana (United States). In his interview, he talked about his experience with hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and the Louisana coastline in 2005, and explained how the inhabitants’ houses are now being restored. It was and still is a struggle to get it right for all the people living in this area.
You can download all presentations of the international conference on the website of Les Grands lacs de Seine.
Boat excursion on the Seine
During the PREVIRISQ event in Paris, Les Grands lacs de Seine also organised an impressive boat trip on the river Seine, with politicians attending the international FRC conference in Paris. The politicians were interviewed by Barbara Thuillier from SL Medien, who produced a film about the FRC project. All film material is available for free on the internet via the Journalistic Service Desk.
Free online media server for journalists
The Journalistic Service Desk is a large photo and video archive where journalists can download material to support their articles or television news.
You can, for example, watch an interview with Steve Mathies about the situation in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Just register at www.journalisticservicedesk.eu and take a good look at the other interviews for the FRC project as well.
Keynote speakers at the international FRC conference in September 2010 in Paris:
M. Pascal POPELIN - deputy-president of Conseil général de Seine-Saint-Denis, President of Grands lacs de Seine, M. Salvano BRICENO - Director of the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), M. Pierre-Alain SCHIEB - Counsellor, Head of OECD Futures Projects, M. Steve MATHIES - Executive Director - Coastal Protection Restoration Authority, State of Lousiana (United States), M. Rostislav GUTH - Director of the Citizen Safety Department and Crises Management, City of Prague (Czech Republic), Mme Lucie MARECKOVA – Expert in flood management of the city of Prague (Czech Republic), M. Peter GLAS – Chairman Dutch Association of Regional Water Authority (The Netherlands), M. Ingwer DE BOER - Director of the Programme “Room for the River” of the Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (The Netherlands), M. Jens BEUTEL - Lord Mayor of Mainz (Germany), M. Werner THEIS - Ministry for Environment and Forests of Rhineland-Pfalz (Germany), M. J.W.M. VAN DER MEER - Professor, Alderman Spatial Development, Waalsprong, Living, Climate and Energy, Landscape and Water, city of Nijmegen (The Netherlands), M. Lodewijk DE WITTE - Governor of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant (Belgium).
Picture 1: interactive discussion with the audience at the international FRC conference
Picture 2: presentation by Mr. Ingwer de Boer, Room for the River
Picture 3: visitors at the PREVIRISQ trade fair
Picture 4: Steve Mathies from Louisiana (USA) interviewed during boat trip on the Seine
Source: Claire-Lise Havet
25 February 2011
Centenary of great floods in Paris in 1910The centenary of the great flood of the Seine river was commemorated in the year 2010. In line with this, Les Grands lacs de Seine organised a large international event last September during the third edition of PREVIRISQ. For three days, Paris was the European meeting place for all those involved in flood mitigation methods and sustainable urban development.
Over these three days, Les Grands lacs de Seine organised conferences, workshops and a round-table discussion on flood resilient strategies, including protection, prevention, forecasting and resiliency, developed by different regions and several major European cities. About 100 exhibitors attended the trade fair in order to provide concrete answers to the visitors’ questions concerning how to protect themselves before, during and after flooding.
International FRC conference
On the first day, an international conference was held as part of the European FloodResilienCity project (FRC). The aim
of this conference was to share and discuss metropolitan strategies for managing flood risk: raising awareness, avoiding flood damage, alleviating risks and providing assistance. Top level politicians addressed the issue of how European metropolises can develop and revitalise their urban areas to be more flood resilient. The keynote speakers from around the world are listed below.One of speakers at the FRC conference was Steve Mathies, executive director of the coastal protection restoration authority of the state of Louisiana (United States). In his interview, he talked about his experience with hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and the Louisana coastline in 2005, and explained how the inhabitants’ houses are now being restored. It was and still is a struggle to get it right for all the people living in this area.You can download all presentations of the international conference on the website of Les Grands lacs de Seine.
Boat excursion on the Seine
During the PREVIRISQ event in Paris, Les Grands lacs de Seine also organised an impressive boat trip on the river Seine, with politicians attending the international FRC conference in Paris. The politicians were interviewed by Barbara Thuillier from SL Medien, who produced a film about the FRC project. All film material is available for free on the internet via the Journalistic Service Desk.
Free online media server for journalists
The Journalistic Service Desk is a large photo and video archive where journalists can download material to support their articles or television news.
You can, for example, watch an interview with Steve Mathies about the situation in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Just register at www.journalisticservicedesk.eu and take a good look at the other interviews for the FRC project as well.
Keynote speakers at the international FRC conference in September 2010 in Paris:
M. Pascal POPELIN - deputy-president of Conseil général de Seine-Saint-Denis, President of Grands lacs de Seine, M. Salvano BRICENO - Director of the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), M. Pierre-Alain SCHIEB - Counsellor, Head of OECD Futures Projects, M. Steve MATHIES - Executive Director - Coastal Protection Restoration Authority, State of Lousiana (United States), M. Rostislav GUTH - Director of the Citizen Safety Department and Crises Management, City of Prague (Czech Republic), Mme Lucie MARECKOVA – Expert in flood management of the city of Prague (Czech Republic), M. Peter GLAS – Chairman Dutch Association of Regional Water Authority (The Netherlands), M. Ingwer DE BOER - Director of the Programme “Room for the River” of the Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (The Netherlands), M. Jens BEUTEL - Lord Mayor of Mainz (Germany), M. Werner THEIS - Ministry for Environment and Forests of Rhineland-Pfalz (Germany), M. J.W.M. VAN DER MEER - Professor, Alderman Spatial Development, Waalsprong, Living, Climate and Energy, Landscape and Water, city of Nijmegen (The Netherlands), M. Lodewijk DE WITTE - Governor of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant (Belgium).
Picture 1: interactive discussion with the audience at the international FRC conference
Picture 2: presentation by Mr. Ingwer de Boer, Room for the River
Picture 3: visitors at the PREVIRISQ trade fair
Picture 4: Steve Mathies from Louisiana (USA) interviewed during boat trip on the Seine
Source: Claire-Lise Havet
