Flood & Drought Management Tools – Incorporating climate information into Water Safety Planning
Resource Type: Assessment tool
Flood and drought management – video
The FDMT project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters (IW) and implemented by UN Environment, with DHI and the International Water Association (IWA) as the executing agencies. The project is developing a package of web-based technical applications (tools) that can be applied individually or together to include information about floods, droughts and future scenarios into planning from the transboundary basin to water utility level.
Visit the Flood and Drought Portal: www.flooddroughtmonitor.com
Find our more: fdmt.iwlearn.org
Motion graphics and illustration: www.chris-wells.com (Chris Wells)
Voice over: www.voices.com (Alexa Brown)
Toolkit for Climate resilient water utility operations
This toolkit provides methodologies for a water utility to develop three documents that are essential to improve its climate resilience: a vulnerability assessment, a climate-resilient business plan, and an emergency response plan.
A tool for coastal and small island state water utilities to assess and manage climate change risk
The current edition of the tool, by its intent and design, focuses on climate vulnerability and risk assessment of the utility’s water resources
CREAT – Risk assessment application for water utilities
CREAT is a risk assessment application that helps utilities to adapt to extreme weather events by better understanding current and long-term weather conditions.
The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit is a website designed to help people find and use tools, information, and subject matter expertise to build climate resilience. The Toolkit offers information from all across the U.S. federal government in one easy-to-use location.
Vulnerability self-assessment tool
Conduct a drinking water or wastewater utility risk assessment:
Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool – Web Enabled (VSAT Web) 2.0 – is a user-friendly tool that can help drinking water and wastewater utilities of all sizes to conduct a risk and resilience assessment.
Flood and drought portal
The flood and drought portal is developed as part of the Flood and drought management tools project.
Data portal with freely available data for floods and drought assessments, updated in near real time!
Calculator Tool for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Biosolids Processing and End Use
A greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator tool (Biosolids Emissions Assessment Model, BEAM) was developed for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment to allow municipalities to estimate GHG emissions from biosolids management. The tool was developed using data from peer-reviewed literature and municipalities. GHG emissions from biosolids processing through final end use/disposal were modeled. Emissions from nine existing programs in Canada were estimated using the model. The program that involved dewatering followed by combustion resulted in the highest GHG emissions (Mg CO2e 100 Mg-1 biosolids (dry wt.). The programs that had digestion followed by land application resulted in the lowest emissions (-26 and -23 Mg CO2 e100 Mg-1 biosolids (drywt.). Transportation had relatively minor effects on overall emissions. The greatest areas of uncertainty in the model include N2O emissions from land application and biosolids processing. The model suggests that targeted use of biosolids and optimizing processes to avoid CH4 and N2O emissions can result in significant GHG savings.
Effective Utility Management – A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities
The Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities (“Primer”) is designed to help water and wastewater utility managers make informed decisions and practical, systematic changes to achieve excellence in utility performance in the face of everyday challenges and long-term needs for the utility and the community it serves. This document distills the expertise and experience of utility leaders into a framework intended to help utilities identify and address their most pressing needs through an incremental, continual improvement management approach.