ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME ON FLOOD MANAGEMENT (APFM) - 20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

Sanad organization for economic development participated in the milestone anniversaries of the 20+ years of activities implemented by the APFM, underlining its impacts in promoting the concept of Integrated Flood Management to WMO Members and presenting the way forward in the expansion of its HelpDesk. The event was an opportunity to identify current flood management issues in WMO Members and how APFM programme and Support Base Partners could potentially support the National Hydrological and Meteorological Services in timely managing the flood events. The Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) is a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). It promotes the concept of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) as a new approach to flood management. The programme is financially supported by the governments of Japan and the Netherlands. The team of Sanad organization for economic development had a meeting with the WMO senior team to discuss the potential projects in Iraq in terms of Climate change prevention strategies and flood/draught management