COURSE OVERVIEW
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM) in the context of climate change. It combines conceptual foundations with practical tools to assess flood hazards and risks. Crucially, this edition now includes specialized tracks on Engineering Flood Mitigation to explore physical interventions that reduce flood impacts.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Strengthen understanding of flood risk dynamics
Enhance participants’ knowledge of flood hazards, exposure, and vulnerability in the context of changing climatic conditions and human-induced factors. - Promote integrated engineering and management approaches
Build capacity to apply holistic strategies that combine structural engineering mitigation with non-structural measures. - Bridge theory and practice in flood management
Link theoretical frameworks with hands-on exercises in flood infrastructure design and risk assessment. - Introduce innovative solutions for flood challenges
Expose participants to emerging and innovative approaches that address complex flood risks and reduce social, economic, and environmental impacts. - Enhance planning and implementation capacity
Support participants in designing and implementing context-specific flood risk management solutions that contribute to long-term resilience and sustainability.
COURSE CONTENTS
Module 1 Introduction to Integrated Flood Risk Management
Session 1.1 What is integrated flood risk management?
Session 1.2 Overview of Climate Change and Extreme Events
Session 1.3 Climate Change and its impact on impending floods
Session 1.4 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and flood management
Module 2: Engineering Mitigation & Integrated Planning
Session 2.1 Flood hazards and risk assessment
Session 2.2 Climate-Related Loss and Damage Estimation within Climate Risk Management
Session 2.3 Engineering Flood Mitigation Structural Measures & Design
Session 2.4 Urban drainage and hydraulic engineering
Session 2.5 Early Warning System and Impact-based Forecasting
Session 2.6 Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation (Green Infrastructure)
Module 3 Crosscutting Issues
Session 3.1 Gender issues in flood risks prevention and management
Session 3.2 Flood-Poverty Risk Nexus: Understanding the multi-level socio-economic impact.
Session 3.3 Media and its role in flood risk management
COURSE METHODOLOGY
The course follows a participatory and practice-oriented methodology. Learning is structured around real-world case studies, now featuring engineering design workshops where participants evaluate the effectiveness of various structural mitigation options against climate-induced flood scenarios.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
The course is designed for government officials, UN and affiliated staff, development practitioners, planners, engineers, and technical professionals involved in flood risk management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and water resources management at national and sub-national levels.
Fee information
$1,550 (without accommodation)$2,036 [with accommodation (6 nights)]
Fees are inclusive of course materials (soft copy), cost of instructions and course certificate. For face-to-face training, fee is inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks and lunch during the course
How to register
Interested individuals and organizations can register online at www.adpc.net/apply.
For more information about the course, you may also contact Apibarl Bunchongraksa at academy@adpc.net and telephone numbers +66 22980681 to 92 ext. 132.