Support Operationalization of Flood Forecasting and Flood Early Warning System in 2010 Flood Season in Sudan

Following the development of flood forecasting model at the National Flood Forecasting center of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, there was a need to operationalize and test the model during the 2010 flood season. To this end, the FPEW I supported the National Flood Forecasting Centre of Sudan in operating the flood forecasting model and delivering appropriate early warning messages to the concerned authorities and pilot communities in the flood affected areas along the Blue Nile reaches.
Operationalizaiton of the flood forecasting model involved linking the flood forecasting model developed by University of Khartoum Consultancy Corporation and models used in the flood risk mapping developed by Riverside Technology, Inc.