The Use of Quantitative Risk Analysis for Prioritizing Flood Risk Management Actions in the Netherlands
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Almost two-thirds of the Netherlands is exposed to the risk of flooding, making the provision of flood safety a vital yet costly affair. To be able to make better informed decisions about flood risk management, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Association of Regional Water Authorities and the Association of Provincial Authorities commissioned a study to gain insight into the probabilities and consequences of large-scale floods. The resulting VNK2-project (VNK is the Dutch acronym for Flood Risk in the Netherlands) is a multi-million dollar, fully probabilistic quantitative risk analysis (QRA) for all fifty-three major levee systems in the Netherlands, as well as a number of embankments along the river Meuse. The outcomes of these analyses are used (i) to inform political debates about the acceptability of risks, (ii) to compare the effectiveness of alternative strategies for reducing risks (e.g. strengthening levees, reducing vulnerabilities, or improving crisis management capabilities), (iii) to set priorities within national levee reinforcement programmes, and (iv) to (re)direct research efforts towards important sources of uncertainty. This paper presents an overview of the methods and techniques used for quantifying flood risks in the Netherlands and focuses on the use of QRA for prioritizing flood risk management actions. RÉSUMÉ: Près des deux tiers du territoire néerlandais sont exposés à des risques d’inondation. En conséquence, la prévention des risques d’inondation est une priorité vitale, mais coûteuse pour le pays. Afin de prendre des décisions éclairées sur la gestion des risques d’inondation, le Ministère de l’Infrastructure et de l’Environnement néerlandais, l’Association des autorités régionales de l’eau et l’Association des collectivités provinciales ont conjointement commandé une étude de plusieurs millions d’euros pour acquérir une connaissance approfondie de la probabilité et des conséquences d’inondations majeures. Le projet VNK2 (VNK désignant les risques d’inondation aux Pays-Bas) est une étude quantitative d’analyse de risque portant sur chacun des 53 systèmes de digues des Pays-Bas ainsi que sur les berges le long du fleuve Meuse. Les résultats de ces analyses sont utilisés pour (i) éclairer les débats politiques concernant l’acceptabilité des risques, (ii) comparer l’efficacité des diverses stratégies de réduction de risques envisagées (par ex. : renforcer les digues, réduire leur vulnérabilité, améliorer les capacités de gestion de crise), (iii) établir des priorités au sein du programme national de renforcement des ouvrages de protection contre les inondations, et (iv) réorienter l’effort de recherche sur les principales sources d’incertitude. Cet article propose une vue d’ensemble des méthodes et techniques mises en œuvre pour évaluer les risques d’inondation aux Pays-Bas et met l’accent sur le potentiel d’’utilisation de l’analyse de risque quantitative pour prioriser les actions liées à la gestion du risque d’inondation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013