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Total Flood Warning Systems for Resilient Disaster Management (LC-26-2-155)


Description
Total Flood Warning Systems (TFWS) are comprehensive, integrated frameworks that convert hydrological data into timely and effective warnings, empowering actionable decisions for flood preparedness, response, and recovery. These systems span the entire flood event lifecycle—detecting environmental triggers, forecasting flood levels, assessing potential impacts, and guiding coordinated community responses. While grounded in Australian design principles, their underlying concepts and applications hold global relevance.

Led by experienced professionals in disaster and flood risk management, this course offers a systems-based understanding of flood forecasting and emergency response. It is designed to engage both technical and non-technical participants, providing insights into flood gauge networks, forecasting technologies, and intelligence platforms. The course also examines how complex technical data is translated into meaningful public communication and operational strategies.

Ideal for government officials across local, state, and federal levels, as well as consultants, engineers, emergency managers, and practitioners involved in flood planning and disaster communication.

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Content
  • pre-course
  • Introduction
  • Preparation
  • Pre-Course Survey
  • Session 1: Understanding Total Flood Warning Systems from Concept to Forecasting
  • Session 1 Join Link: Thursday 6 November | 10 AM - 12 PM Sydney Time
  • Part 1 Resources
  • Part 1 Homework
  • Part 1 Survey
  • Session 2: Communicating Flood Risk through Messaging Systems and Real-World App
  • Session 2 Join Link: Thursday 13 November | 10 AM - 12 PM Sydney Time
  • Part 2 Resources
  • post-course
  • Final Feedback Survey (complete to receive certificate)
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever