Summary of the Study German Committee for Disaster Reduction LESSONS LEARNED Germany Flood Risk Reduction in Lessons Learned from the 2002 Disaster in the Elbe Region FEBRUARY 2004 DKKV Publication 29 e e Flood Risk Reduction in Germany LESSONS LEARNED 29 German Committee for Disaster Reduction LESSONS LEARNED DKKV Publication 29 e Flood Risk Reduction in Germany Lessons Learned from the 2002 Disaster in the Elbe Region Summary of the Study German Committee for Disaster Reduction PUBLISHING DETAILS Publisher: Deutsches Komitee für Katastrophenvorsorge e. V. (DKKV) German Committee for Disaster Reduction Secretariat: Tulpenfeld 4 Phone + 49 (0)2 28-24 34-8 27/-8 26 53113 Bonn Fax + 49 (0)2 28-24 34-8 36
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[email protected], INTERNET: www.dkkv.org The following persons were directly involved in the study: BTU Cottbus, Chair for Hydrology and Water Management Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Uwe Grünewald Dr.-Ing. Michael Kaltofen Dipl.-Hydr. Sabine Schümberg GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Hydrological Engineering Department Dr.-Ing. Bruno Merz Dr. rer. nat. Heidi Kreibich Dipl.-Geoökol. Theresia Petrow Dr. rer. nat. Annegret Thieken Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Disaster Research Centre Dr. Willi Streitz Dr. Wolf R. Dombrowsky Responsible for summary: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Uwe Grünewald, Dipl.-Hydr. Sabine Schümberg Dipl.-Geoökol. Theresia Petrow, Dr. rer. nat. Annegret Thieken (chapter 3) Dr. Wolf R. Dombrowsky (chapter 6) Editing: Birgit zum Kley-Fiquet, German Committee for Disaster Reduction, Bonn Dipl.-Geogr. Inga Drews, German Committee for Disaster Reduction, Bonn Dr. rer. nat. Edzard Hangen, BTU Cottbus Grafic design: 90/60/90 AGENTUR FÜR IDEALE FORMGEBUNG - www.906090-design.com Translation: Peter Logan, Bonn The study was drawn up with the friendly support of the German Red Cross (DRK) and the Federal Foreign Office.