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23 October 2025

By: Rémy Tourment, 30 Sept 2024

Keynote lecture on complex levee failure scenarios

I was happy and proud to be part of the XXXIInd national meeting organised by the Mexican Society of Geotechnical Engineering in Mexico City where I have been invited to give a keynote lecture. The title of this lecture was " Levee failure scenarios - Complex levee failure scenarios and examples".
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06 August 2025

By: Petra Goessen

Flood Early Warning Systems

Floods continue to devastate communities worldwide, with increasing frequency and intensity. Effective Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) are critical for reducing the impact of natural disasters and advancing climate resilience.
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15 July 2025

By: Rémy Tourment

ICOLD 2025 Congress proceedings

The proceedings for the ICOLD 2025 Congress in Chengdu (China) are now available
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07 July 2025

By: Yida Tao (Deltares, NL)

Retrofitting and reinforcement of Levees

The ISSMGE Technical Committee 201 (TC201) on Dikes and Levees is preparing a joint report on the retrofitting and reinforcement of levees. This report aims to advance the international exchange of knowledge on techniques for strengthening levees.
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24 June 2025

By: Rémy Tourment

Dam World 2025

I was happy and proud to be part of the international Dam World 2025 conference in Lisbon (https://dw2025.lnec.pt) where I have been invited to give a lecture about levee failure modes.
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17 June 2025

By: Robert Slomp

Emergency Management of Flood Defences

An international working group has published a book with the basic principles of emergency management for flood defences. The handbook is more a practical guidance with principles, issues, methods and examples as well in the preparedness as in the response phase. This describes the problems managers face and possible solutions.
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12 December 2024

By: Bart Vonk, Rijkswaterstaat

Joining forces against flooding: International Handbook launched

The International Handbook on Emergency Management for Flood Defences, set to launch on December 10th, 2024, aims to save lives and minimize flood damage worldwide. Its ultimate goal is to build an international community of flood defence experts, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. True to its slogan, “Ready for use, but never finished,” it invites users to contribute their experiences and insights for future updates.
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20 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment

Call for contributions to INTERPRAEVENT 2024

The topic of the conference INTERPRAEVENT 2024 is “Natural hazards in a changing climate – How to manage risks under global warming?”. The conference takes place in Vienna 10-13 June 2024.
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20 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment

Levees: an important and visible issue in next ICOLD 2025 congress in Chengdu (China)

Levees: an important and visible issue in next ICOLD 2025 congress in Chengdu (China)
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20 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment

An original solution for emergency repair of a breach in a levee. What do you think of it?

Sometimes original solutions are tried to repair a levee in an emergency situation or a breach.
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20 June 2024

By: Patrik Peeters

Register now for the POLDER2C’s Closing Conference!

Dear invitee of Polder2C’s, We are delighted to invite you to attend the Polder2C’s Closing Conference, which will be held from the 7th of March until the 9th of March 2023 in Antwerp. We look forward to welcoming you and would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance before Monday 20 February by registering for the conference via this link. (Also, if you already preregistered). In this e-mail you will find more information on the programme, costs, registration and hotel reservations.
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20 June 2024

By: Adrian Rushworth

Webinar on emergency repairs of levees – A call for speakers

The ICOLD European working group on levees is organising a webinar on March 16 11:00-13:00 CET to consider the ‘emergency repairs of levees’. We want speakers from across Europe and beyond to share their work on this topic, whether it is emerging research or practical experience during a flood.
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 20 July 2022

Levees in ICOLD and highlights of Levees in the Marseille ICOLD Congress

Disclaimer : this is a personal feedback on the ICOLD Congress in Marseille, obviously in regards to levees (by Rémy Tourment, Chairman of the ICOLD TC LE on Levees)
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19 June 2024

By: Bart Vonk, 20 July 2022

Results start-up session International Handbook for Flood Emergency Response

On June 27 and 28 2022 we had a start up session for creating an International Handbook for Flood Emergency Response. 33 experts from 10 countries (worlwide) and 20 different organisations shared their thoughts on the goal and content of this handbook.
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19 June 2024

By: Adrian Rushworth, 8 June 2022

Invitation for start-up session International Handbook for Flood Emergency Response

Bart Vonk, a Senior Advisor in Flood Risk Management at Rijkswaterstaat, has sent an invitation to join a start-up meeting for creating an International Handbook for Flood Emergency Response.
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 5 May 2022

Working Group Webinar on temporary / mobile / demountable flood defences

The EUCOLD Working Group on Levees and Flood Defences will organise this year two webinars, after the success of the previous one in 2021 on animal activity on levees. The first one will be held on October 6th, from 11:00 to 13:00 CET, on the topic of temporary, mobile, demountable barriers (or defense structures). You can now already add the date in your calendar.
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 16 March 2022

Short Course on the risk analysis of levee systems

Short courses will be given on the side-lines of the ICOLD Congress in Marseille.
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 21 Feb 2022

Failure paths for levees – A report from ISSMGE TC on Levees

Levee breaches are often the result of a combination of mechanisms, which may happen simultaneously, and/or successively. These interactions are complex and difficult to anticipate in design and assessment as well as during a forensic analysis of an actual breach.
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 11 Jan 2022

ICOLD 2022 Congress

The final bulletin for the Marseille 2022 ICOLD congress can be downloaded
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19 June 2024

By: Robert Slomp, 30 Dec 2021

Save the date, Feb 3rd, 2022 | International webinar | Maas floods: sharing Dutch experiences from July 2021

Save the date | International webinar | Maas floods: sharing Dutch experiences from July 2021 Date: Thursday February 3, 2022 | 15:00 – 17:00 CET
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19 June 2024

By: Rémy Tourment, 13 Dec 2021

Seminar on protections against overtopping erosion

Abstract Submission Deadline to the 4th international seminar was extended.
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