Who Owns How Much of the Risk? Responsibilities on the Floodplain

What is on Offer 

Compliments of Martin Boschof and his AECOM team, the Flood CoP collective is happy to have their American colleague 
Doug Bellomo join us for an early evening seminar.  Doug will lead a discussion on managing communities, assets and landscapes on the floodplain from the perspective of: 

                                                           Who Owns How Much of the Risk?:

In addition Collin Sivalingum from the Australian Red Cross will join the session, and provide a community perspective on risk and what that meant in preparing communities for any future impacting flood events. 

Plus, you the audience will also have an opportunity to share your perspectives as William Prentice facilities the nights affairs and seeks your perspectives. 

Clarity regarding who owns how much of the flood risk for any given asset can help drive accountability and innovation. Without clarity, the result is confusion and suffering. Gaining clarity means properly identifying the hazards, quantifying the potential damages and helping people set risk tolerance values acceptable to them. From there, the hard work of getting to an acceptable level of risk for all parties can be achieved and maintained.  So what is the pathway?  

And our Guest Doug Bellomo:

Doug is Vice President in the water business line at AECOM focusing in the area of flood risk management and resilience. Previously Doug served as a senior technical advisor for flood risk management at the US Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources working in the areas of Dam and Levee Safety, the National Flood Risk Management Program, coastal flood risk management efforts, and floodplain management services. Before joining the US Army Corps, Doug was the Director of the Risk Analysis Division within the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There he oversaw implementation of several National Programs including the Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program, the National Dam Safety Program, and FEMA’s Mitigation Planning operations. In his capacity at AECOM, Doug is assisting clients in improving delivery of floodplain management services, helping them prepare strong mitigation grant application packages, and working collaboratively across disciplines, particularly at the intersection of flood risk management and nature-based solutions. Doug is a professional engineer and holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering. He has been working in the fields of flood hazard identification, risk management, emergency management, and mitigation since 1993.

Suitability of this event 

For any colleagues working across the spectrum of building flood resilience - with skills in flood modeling, hazard assessment. risk forecasting, plan an strategy design, community engagement, emergency management, science, data management, policy design, implementation, communication and engagement.  YES in flood resilience we are a diverse Family regardless were you work in:

• Local, State of Federal agencies
• Water utility and regional NRM groups
• University and Research Institutes
• Industry oi socail or environmental advocacy 
• NGO and Community leadership 
• Media - yes we want you folk as part of the family 

What is on offer

In addition to the full program of speakers and your interaction, drinks on arrival and networking with nibbles after will be on offer.  The FCoP collective looks forward to you joining us and many thanks to team AECOM in Brisbane for co hosting the event