4th workshop of the working group 2 (WGII) « Hazards and disaster risk management in Mountains » of the Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds (WPMMW) of the European Forestry Commission (EFC).

Program and Timetable

Effect of forest and check dams on water surface, bedload input and debris earth flow in Alpine watersheds Traunkirchen - Date: June 11th – 13th, 2018

Monday, 11th June

09:00 – 10:00: Pick-up service Vienna International Airport (VIE) – optional (please contact Thomas Fink in time for reservation)

Meeting point: Terminal 3, in front of the Caffé Ritazza

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14:00 – 14:15 Welcome to the 4th Workshop in Traunkirchen

Wolfgang Gasperl (Director of Provincial Headquarters - ) and Michael Schiffer (Head of Regional Headquarters - Upper Austria West) in the “Seehotel Das ” Klosterplatz 4 4801 TRAUNKIRCHEN AT – ÖSTERREICH

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14:15 – 15:15 Lunch break – gourmand buffet

15:15 – 15:30 Presentation of the detailed program (Fink)

15:30 – 16:00 General presentation of the region and overview on the case study (Gasperl, Schiffer)

16:00 – 18:00 National presentation on the topic of the workshop; 15 - 20 min each

18:00 Boat excursion on the Traunsee, explanation of the historical geology and the “Gschliefgraben-landslide” (Gapserl) dinner at the Hois’n-Wirt approx. 21:00 Return trip to the Hotel

Tuesday, 12th June

09:00 – 13:00 Field trip to the Kesselbach-valley; working in groups on the case study for further measures in the Kesselbach-valley; develop a proposal on how to bind sediments in the catchment area with forestal and technical measures.

13:00 Return trip to the Hotel

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break – gourmand buffet

14:30 – 16:00 Working on the recap – documentation on a flip chart

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00 Presentation of the results of each group and discussion

18:00 Visiting the city of

19:30 Meet up in the Hotel Schwan for dinner

21:00 Last organized transport to the Hotel – if you like to stay longer, there are taxis to be hired on your own

Wednesday, 13th June

09:00 – 11:00 Overview of the group results (Dubois, Fink) elaboration of common recommendations

11:00 End of the 4th workshop approx. 15:00 Arrival at the Vienna International Airport (VIE) – optional (please contact Thomas Fink in time for reservation)

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