Lessons learned during the 2005 Alberta floods

David Grimes, Tim Goos, Magda Little and Brad Shannon

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2007, vol. 1, issue 4, 415-425

Abstract: In Canada, weather-related disasters and extreme events continue to place increasing burdens on society and the economy. Climate change scenarios described in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report predict more frequent and more severe high-impact events. Indeed, data from the Canadian Disaster Database indicate that flooding disasters alone are four times as frequent today as they were 50 years ago. Management of major emergency events requires collaboration among all levels of government as mandated responsibilities become less distinct during crisis periods. This paper focuses on the role of the Meteorological Service of Canada in the management of flood and high-impact rainfall events through an analysis of lessons learned during the 2005 Alberta floods, showing that the Meteorological Service of Canada's risk-based environmental forecasting, warnings and mission-critical operational consultations are key to citizen-focused emergency management services.

Keywords: floods; hydro-meteorological risk reduction; mitigation; land-use planning; emergency management; 2005 Alberta floods; environmental prediction for decision making; emergency management officials; natural hazards; risk-based decision making; disaster financial assistance arrangements; critical infrastructure; vulnerability thresholds; water and security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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