NOAH, the right information at the right time at the right place

In the Interreg IIIb funded project NOAH, project partners from The Netherlands and Germany joined forces to improve information transfer during high water events along rivers. The main objectives were development and implementation of an automated high water information system called FLIWAS and involving the general public in flood issues by means of High Water Partnerships. The execution of the project itself has already increased common understanding on functionality within the partnership. The building process of FLIWAS is now well underway; delivery was delayed and was replanned for early 2007. The added value of the project for flood and emergency management will be demonstrated during a multi-disciplinary international full-scale exercise along the rivers Rhine and Maas. The project has received positive feedback from the field and is currently looking to broaden the scope, especially in relation to coastal floods. Funding options are being actively pursued.