Integrating Information Regarding Hazard Evaluation in Run-off Floods – SMARTWATER Project - Tabana River Flood Precipitation Scenario

Floods are natural processes. Urbanization and increasing population density as well as a concentration of economic values in flood prone areas have increased the risk in many regions. Perception of the flood hazard and the associated risks in many cases is low, if not inexistent, particularly in such areas considered to be safe, e.g. behind dams or levees. This study presents the results within the framework of European project, SMARTWATER – Babadag Town case study.The main problems registered Run-Off floods have been the lack of an integrated communication system between regional and local authorities and a lack of coordination between relevant territorial actors. Even if tools to forecast flood events are implemented Romania, most of the times they are not updated, due to the absence of a territorial network able to supply the necessary data continuously. This situation has led to an increased feeling of danger and insecurity between citizens and local authorities.After the best approach was selected, it was started the relevant territorial data collection (within project area of Babadag), data standardization and shared data bases creation, that aimed in developing a similar methodology for data harmonization and integration in the future Web GIS tool. This tool increases the information communication and availability in flood risk management and planning and will integrate the civil protection activities at European level.