Conservation and Restoration of Rivers and Floodplains: Serving Multiple Objectives in Managing Floods

The Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) is a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). It promotes the concept of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) as a new approach to flood management. The programme is financially supported by the governments of Japan, Switzerland and Germany. The World Meteorological Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations and represents the UN-System's authoritative voice on weather, climate and water. It coordinates the meteorological and hydrological services of 189 countries and territories. The Global Water Partnership is an international network open to all organizations involved in water resources management. It was created in 1996 to foster Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). To the reader This publication is part of the " Flood Management Tools Series " being compiled by the Associated Programme on Flood Management. The " Conservation and Restoration of Rivers and Floodplains " Tool is based on available literature, and draws findings from relevant works wherever possible. This Tool addresses the needs of practitioners and allows them to easily access relevant guidance materials. The Tool is considered as a resource guide/material for practitioners and not an academic paper. References used are mostly available on the Internet and hyperlinks are provided in the References section. This Tool is a " living document " and will be updated based on sharing of experiences with its readers. The Associated Programme on Flood Management encourages disaster managers and related experts engaged in river and floodplain restoration around the globe to participate in the enrichment of the Tool. For this purpose, comments and other inputs are cordially invited. Authorship and contributions would be appropriately acknowledged. Please kindly submit your inputs to the following email address: [email protected] under Subject: " Conservation and Restoration of Rivers and Floodplains ". Acknowledgements This Tool makes use of the works of many organizations and experts, as listed in the references. Acknowledgement is due to Mr Robert McInnes for his competent expertise and for bringing various perspectives into focus under technical guidance of the APFM Technical Support Unit. Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.