Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management, FLOODrisk 2016 - Lyon, France Duration: 17 Oct 2016 → 20 Oct 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management, FLOODrisk 2016 |
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| Abbreviated title | FLOODrisk |
| Country | France |
| City | Lyon |
| Period | 17/10/16 → 20/10/16 |
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Keywords
- resilience
- risk
- risk management
- risk assessment
- extreme weather event
- critical infrastructure
- mitigation measure
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Impact of extreme weather on critical infrastructure: the EU-INTACT risk framework. / Tagg, Andrew (Corresponding author); Räikkönen, Minna; Mäki, Kari; Collell, Marta Roca.
2016. Paper presented at 3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management, FLOODrisk 2016, Lyon, France.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference article › Scientific
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T1 - Impact of extreme weather on critical infrastructure: the EU-INTACT risk framework
AU - Tagg, Andrew
AU - Räikkönen, Minna
AU - Mäki, Kari
AU - Collell, Marta Roca
N1 - Project code: 100809
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Resilience of critical infrastructure (CI) to extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, high temperatures and winter storms, is one of the most demanding challenges for governments and society. Recent experiences have highlighted the economic and societal reliance on a dependable and resilient infrastructure, and the far-reaching impacts that outages or malfunctions can have. Growing scientific evidence indicates that more severe and frequent extreme weather events are likely. The EU-funded INTACT project addresses these CI challenges and attempts to bring together cutting-edge knowledge and experience from across Europe to inform the development of best practice approaches in planning, crisis response and recovery capabilities. The project considers the options for mitigating the extreme weather impacts. A key component of the INTACT project is the development of a risk management structure to support decision-making in the case studies. This structure forms part of the overall INTACT Wiki: the main output of the project. It comprises a risk 'framework' that sets out how information and guidance can be accessed by CI owners and operators. Within this there is a step-wise risk assessment process based on best practice from the IEC. The risk framework and process presents: structures for models and data requirements for decision making; identifies tools and methods that support decision making; supports analysis of measures to protect CI through simulation; and indicates gaps in modelling and data availability. This paper outlines the components of the risk framework and process, and illustrates its use in a case study dealing with electricity supply and winter storms.
AB - Resilience of critical infrastructure (CI) to extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, high temperatures and winter storms, is one of the most demanding challenges for governments and society. Recent experiences have highlighted the economic and societal reliance on a dependable and resilient infrastructure, and the far-reaching impacts that outages or malfunctions can have. Growing scientific evidence indicates that more severe and frequent extreme weather events are likely. The EU-funded INTACT project addresses these CI challenges and attempts to bring together cutting-edge knowledge and experience from across Europe to inform the development of best practice approaches in planning, crisis response and recovery capabilities. The project considers the options for mitigating the extreme weather impacts. A key component of the INTACT project is the development of a risk management structure to support decision-making in the case studies. This structure forms part of the overall INTACT Wiki: the main output of the project. It comprises a risk 'framework' that sets out how information and guidance can be accessed by CI owners and operators. Within this there is a step-wise risk assessment process based on best practice from the IEC. The risk framework and process presents: structures for models and data requirements for decision making; identifies tools and methods that support decision making; supports analysis of measures to protect CI through simulation; and indicates gaps in modelling and data availability. This paper outlines the components of the risk framework and process, and illustrates its use in a case study dealing with electricity supply and winter storms.
KW - resilience
KW - risk
KW - risk management
KW - risk assessment
KW - extreme weather event
KW - critical infrastructure
KW - mitigation measure
U2 - 10.1051/e3sconf/20160707007
DO - 10.1051/e3sconf/20160707007
M3 - Conference article
ER -