Author(s): Gita Famani; Sina Samadi
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Keywords: Disaster; NFEWSI; Risk Management; Golestan; Khorasan; Flood; Early Warning System; IRIMO
Abstract: At the close of the twentieth century, natural hazards and disasters are one of the most common forms of disasters around the world. Careful hazard assessment and planning, and a range of social, economic and political measures, can significantly contain these threats. There are three components in a natural disaster plan: monitoring and early warning; risk assessment; and mitigation and response. In I. R. of Iran, also, different types of natural disasters occur, such as drought, flood, earthquake, sea-level rise, dust storm, hail, freezing and etc, but Flood hazard and disaster is one of the most frequent and damaging types of natural disasters. One of the hazardous floods of Iran occurred in Golestan and north of Khorasan province, located in north-east of the country, on August 2001 and 2002. In this regard, according to the responsibility of I. R. of Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO) on the flood forecasting, the early warning issue of the mentioned flood, issued within 48 hour's in advance. Studies show that not only frequency but also intensity of floods have been increased during recent years. The analysis and response to flood risk needs to be integrated in a systemic manner: that is to say, in a manner that recognizes all the factors present in natural hazard systems and their interactions. A guideline for integrated flood risk management was established, in our country. It is covered land-use regulation; the integration of structural and non-structural measures; the integration of flood risk management plans with related plans; and recommendations on interprovincial cooperation on flood risk management. Based on the above-mentioned components, the National Flood Early Warning System in I. R. of Iran (NFEWSI) has been designed and introduced to the government, by IRIMO (2001) and Climatological Research Institute (CRI, 2001) and it is on operation in the country from 2000. The NFEWSI consists from three main parts: 1. Observation, 2. Forecast and Warning Issue, 3. Response
Year: 2005