TY  - GEN
A1  - Kreibich, Heidi
A1  - Müller, Meike
A1  - Schröter, Kai
A1  - Thieken, Annegret
T1  - New insights into flood warning reception and emergency response by affected parties
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Flood damage can be mitigated if the parties at risk are reached by flood warnings and if they know how to react appropriately. To gain more knowledge about warning reception and emergency response of private households and companies, surveys were undertaken after the August 2002 and the June 2013 floods in Germany. Despite pronounced regional differences, the results show a clear overall picture: in 2002, early warnings did not work well; e.g. many households (27 %) and companies (45 %) stated that they had not received any flood warnings. Additionally, the preparedness of private households and companies was low in 2002, mainly due to a lack of flood experience. After the 2002 flood, many initiatives were launched and investments undertaken to improve flood risk management, including early warnings and an emergency response in Germany. In 2013, only a small share of the affected households (5 %) and companies (3 %) were not reached by any warnings. Additionally, private households and companies were better prepared. For instance, the share of companies which have an emergency plan in place has increased from 10% in 2002 to 34% in 2013. However, there is still room for improvement, which needs to be triggered mainly by effective risk and emergency communication. The challenge is to continuously maintain and advance an integrated early warning and emergency response system even without the occurrence of extreme floods.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 659 
KW  - june 2013 Flood
KW  - circulation patterns
KW  - affected residents
KW  - extreme flood
KW  - august 2002
KW  - Germany
KW  - risk
KW  - damage
KW  - preparedness
KW  - recovery
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/41838
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-418381
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 659
ER  -