TCAR - Typhoon Committee

2. Progress on Key Result Area 2: Minimized
Typhoon-related Social and Economic Impacts.
(List progress on the Strategic Goals and
Associated Activities in the Strategic Plan and
progress on the 2009 Typhoon Committee
Annual Operating Plan goals)
a. Meteorological Achievements/Results
b. Hydrological Achievements/Results
Development of Flood Control Measure
Assessment System
The frequency and intensity typhoons and
floods in the region, including Southeast Asia,
has recently increased due to accelerating
urbanization, industrial activity, highly dense
land use, heavy construction of infrastructure,
and especially, climate change impact. This
threat extends not only to human lives but is
also causing significant economic loss, which
is gradually increasing. In view of such a
threat, it is necessary to develop and secure
more advanced and standardized methods to
assess the efficiency of flood control plans, and
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Fig. 27. Annual task targets (2008-2012)
to establish a comprehensive and integrated
system to identify optimal flood control measures
by eliminating uncertainties of socio-economic
impacts. Economic damage attributable to floods
in Korea is steadily increasing, with an increase
of close to 11 times in three decades. Even more
alarming is the fact that this trend is also seen
around the world.
A project entitled ‘Flood Control Measure
Assessment System’ was launched in 2008
under the leadership of Korea’s Ministry of Land,
Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM). This
long-term project will be completed in 2012
with the yearly targets shown in Fig. 27. There
is now clear recognition of the importance of
basin-unit flood control measures. To reduce loss
and damage caused by floods, it is necessary
to develop basin-unit flood control measures,
instead of mere 1-dimensional river-unit flood
measures for long-term general use. Basin-unit
flood control measures are nonetheless free
from weaknesses, some of which include the
following:
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