Table 2.

Main solutions to address the Top-five flood management challenges

Top challenges	Important rank	Ranking score	Solutions
C10 Conflicting interests between different management departments and regions	1st	4.46	Promote integrated management Promote multi-objective flood management Implement integrated flood impact assessment Improve data sharing Improve collaboration between actors
C9 Limited coordination and collaboration in flood management across provinces and districts	2nd	4.44	Develop coordinating board Improve collaboration between actors Promote exchange and learning Promote multi-level management Improve data sharing
C13 Flood management system is not responsive to new issues and challenges	3rd	4.27	Shift thinking and management paradigm Set priorities in management Improve communication Build capacity for flood management staffs Improve knowledge uptake
C8 Some factors causing flood are outside management boundary, i.e. in other country, province or district	4th	4.24	Improve collaboration between regions Improve collaboration between actors Improve communication Promote exchange and learning Implement integrated flood impact assessment
C2 Existing flood protection measures create unwanted impacts	5th	4.21	Revise existing measures Develop new technical measures Address unwanted impacts of existing measures Optimize existing control infrastructures Promote integrated planning