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Flood Risk Management in
the Peoples Republic of China

Learning to Live with Flood Risk

Yoshiaki Kobayashi and John W. Porter

2012 Asian Development Bank

All rights reserved. Published 2012.
Printed in the Philippines and the Peoples Republic of China.

ISBN 978-92-9092-530-9 (Print), 978-92-9092-531-6 (PDF)
Publication Stock No. RPT114194

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Kobayashi, Yoshiaki and John W. Porter.
Flood risk management in the Peoples Republic of China: Learning to live with flood risk.
Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2012.

1. Flood. 2. Risk management. 3. Peoples Republic of China. I. Asian Development Bank.

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Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Currency Equivalents

Abbreviations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Issues for Flood Management in the Peoples Republic of China

A. Types of Flooding Problems

B. Constraints in Flood Management

3. Strategic Framework for Integrated Flood Management

A. Introduction to Flood Risk Management

B. Building the Strategic Framework

4. Management of Flood Hazard

A. Flood Control Infrastructure

B. Watershed Conservation

5. Management of Exposure of People and Assets to Flood Hazard

A. Exposure

B. Management Approach

6. Management of Vulnerability to Danger or Damage

A. Vulnerability

B. Management Measures for Reducing Vulnerability

7. Institutional Foundation

A. Legislation and Policy

B. Organizational Structure

C. Skills and Training

D. Funding

8. Planning Structure

A. Master Plans

B. Structured Planning Methodology

9. Environmental and Social Safeguards

A. General Objectives

B. ADBs Policy on Environmental and Social Safeguards

10. Flood Management Initiatives in the Peoples Republic of China

A. Structural Flood Defense Works

B. Emergency Response and Post-Flood Recovery

C. Selected Recent Initiatives

11. Looking to the Future

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Tables

1 National Impacts of Flood Disasters

2 Measures Modifying the Three Conditions for Flood Risk

Figures

1 Types of Flooding Problems in the Peoples Republic of China

2 Strategic Framework for Flood Management

3 Institutional Organization for Flood Operations and Flood Fighting

4 General Framework of Master Planning

5 Flood Management Planning and Appraisal Methodology

Boxes

1 The 32-Word Policy

2 Wider Disaster Reduction Framework in the Peoples Republic of China

3 Management of Flood Detention Areas

4 Integrated Water Resources Management

5 International Risk Management Approaches

6 Operation of Structural Systems

7 Modifying Exposure by Resettlement

8 Flood Forecasting with Infrastructure Operations

9 Indemnity versus Parametric Insurance

10 Flood Control Law Provisions

Currency Equivalents
(as of 27 March 2012)

Currency Unit	yuan (CNY)
CNY1.00	=	$0.1586470579
$1.00	=	CNY6.303300

Abbreviations

ADB	Asian Development Bank
CBFRM	community-based flood risk management
CSIRO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
FCDH	flood control and drought relief headquarters
FFMWS	flash flood monitoring and warning system
GIS	geographic information system
IWHR	Institute of Water Resources and Hydro power Research
MWR	Ministry of Water Resources

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