SWOT PRINCIPLE IN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

Vasile Grama,Livia Nistor-Lopatenco,Agostino Avanzi

doi:10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(2).11

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Abstract

An analysis of global statistics shows a substantial increase in flood damage over the past few decades. With the recent transition to a more risk-based approach in European flood management policy, flood analysis models have become an important part of flood risk management. In many cases, flood damages are extensive to the environment, to the economy and also socially. According to the priority development trend "Infrastructure and Environment", Ungheni district of Republic of Moldova (RM) aims for an efficient infrastructure, based on environmental protection, whose development, operation and maintenance will be done using of a database, protocols, existing guides and accessible to the level of each local public administration. In the last decade, projects have been implemented in Moldova to study the phenomenon of floods in order to develop structural and non-structural measures to protect localities. This article aims is to systematize the existing knowledge and characteristics of the methods available to give operational recommendations and principles that can support authorities, local entities, and the stakeholders involved in decision-making with regard to flood risk management in their compliance with the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), national and local legal framework.

Highlights

Republic of Moldova (RM) is prone to different kinds of natural hazards including drought, floods, severe weather, earthquakes and landslides
Flood risk management means the application of policies, procedures and practices aimed at identifying risks, analysing and assessing them, treating, monitoring and reassessing risks, developing and implementing appropriate measures to reduce them, so that human communities, all citizens can live, work and meet the needs and aspirations in a sustainable economical and social environment [5]
The existing situation highlights the need for a detailed SWOT analysis on the study of floods, protection measures and knowledge’s at the level of Local Public Authorities (LPA), various stakeholders, including at the level of residents in risk areas

Summary

Introduction

RM is prone to different kinds of natural hazards including drought, floods, severe weather, earthquakes and landslides. Flood risk management means the application of policies, procedures and practices aimed at identifying risks, analysing and assessing them, treating, monitoring and reassessing risks, developing and implementing appropriate measures to reduce them, so that human communities, all citizens can live, work and meet the needs and aspirations in a sustainable economical and social environment [5]. The existing situation highlights the need for a detailed SWOT analysis on the study of floods, protection measures and knowledge’s at the level of Local Public Authorities (LPA), various stakeholders, including at the level of residents in risk areas. The field of water bodies management is regulated by a series of normative acts (laws and Government decisions) In this light, the concept of managing flood risk has shifted towards exploring more comprehensive and sustainable approaches. In order to obtain a good result of environmental studies, especially when it comes to a geographical area located on the border with a country in the European Community, it is necessary to take into account both the EU and national legal framework

International regulatory framework The following lists reflect the most relevant

Findings

National regulatory framework The first two EU