Living with Flooding: Preventing and Taking Action

Description

Flooding (flash floods, coastal inundations, river overflows, etc.) are becoming more frequent and destructive in Europe, threatening millions of people, essential infrastructures and ecosystems.

How can we better anticipate these risks and adapt regions to limit their impact? What approaches can be used to protect populations and the economy? What strategies should be implemented to prevent, manage, and rebuild after a disaster?

Speakers

• Marie Alexy Lefeuvre, Mayor of Saffré, France
• Claudia Niessen, former Mayor of Eupen, Belgium
• Marie-France Beaufils, President of Centre Européen des Risques de Prévention
• Eliot Pernet, Deputy Head of Public Sector Advisory at AXA Climate
• Eric Daniel-Lacombe, Architect DPLG, Professor and Chairholder of the “New Urbanities Faced with Natural Risks: Open Shelters” Chair

Moderator: Evelyne Huytebroeck, former Belgian Minister of Environment and Energy