Flash Flood Management by EOTEC DevNet Regional Flood Working Groups
Start Date:
July 8, 2026
End Date:
July 9, 2026
Description:
Flash floods remain among the world’s most dangerous natural hazards, demanding timely forecasts and effective decision support. Join the upcoming EOTEC DevNet regional flood meet-ups July 8 and 9 to hear experts share operational approaches from around the world — from innovations in early warning systems to regional and local assessment models that are helping protect lives, infrastructure, and communities.
Each regional session will feature a short global case together with regional cases, followed by an interactive discussion on lessons learned, operational needs, and capacity development priorities.
Session times:
-> Africa: 8 July 2026, 13:00 UTC
-> Americas: 8 July 2026, 16:00 UTC
-> Asia-Oceania: 9 July 2026, 04:00 UTC
-> Europe: 9 July 2026, 13:00 UTC
Targeted Audience:
Disaster risk managers, flood SMEs, EO educators and anyone interested in using EO for flood management.
Expected Outcomes:
Learn about Hydrologic Research Center’s Flash Flood Guidance System, which helps forecasters at National Meteorological and Hydrological Services issue timely and reliable flash flood watches and warnings.
Discuss regional flash flood cases:
-> Assessing flash flood risks to urban infrastructure in Houston, Texas
-> Assessing the extent of flash flood zones in Grand-Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire, using Google Earth Engine and VIKOR
-> Risk modeling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-> Flash flood forecasting at the pan-European scale within CEMS-Floods EFAS
-> And more coming!
