What we do
To deal with floods, solutions that did not fully considered the phenomenon and its origins were often privileged in the past. In this old scheme inherited from the 20th century, decisions were usually taken at a high level by experts, rarely integrating the knowledge and the experience of key actors. However, the LocAll4Flood project is implementing an Integrated Multi-stakeholder Governance Model (IMGM) to tackle flash floods. It is integrated because the prevention, adaptation and mitigation actions are not approached separately, but together within a unique system. It provides multi-stakeholder approach because it relies on a bottom-up method, based on dialogue with a variety of entities and populations concerned to build shared solutions.
In the field of floods prevention, the LocAll4Flood project will propose an Early Warning System to provide anticipated information about flooding events. This system will use both hazard data from Pan-European platforms and local data.
With regard to flood adaptation dimension, the LocAll4Flood project will focus on social awareness and education, and will be carrying out surveys to evaluate the risk perception centred on flash floods. The results will be used as a basis to design and implement participatory education actions.
With regard to flood mitigation, the LocAllf4Flood project will conduct an extensive review about the Nature Based Solutions to reduce the risks of flash floods. These potential solutions will be analysed in order to detect the main barriers that hamper their implementation and affect their effectiveness.
LocAll4Flood project will propose a scheme defining the position, responsibilities and interaction of each of the stakeholders involved in flash flooding.
The Integrated Multi-stakeholder Governance Model built by the LocAll4Flood project will be tested and adapted in 9 small representative catchments scattered across the northern Mediterranean sea basin. The results of the LocAll4Flood model will be capitalised in order to facilitate their adoption by other territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
