WaveDam Secures Critical Maritime Infrastructure
Iceland Harbor
Project Overview
Background & Goal
Iceland’s strategic harbors face increasing vulnerability to flooding due to extreme weather events and rising sea levels. These critical maritime hubs experience unpredictable storm surges that threaten essential infrastructure, disrupt shipping operations, and compromise national supply chains. Traditional static flood defenses have proven inadequate against Iceland’s harsh coastal conditions, requiring a more adaptive and resilient solution.
Deploy WaveDam’s mobile flood barriers to protect vital harbor infrastructure while implementing comprehensive flood management systems with real-time monitoring and rapid emergency response capabilities.
Solution
WaveSave delivered an integrated flood defense system featuring four key components:
- Rapid-deployment WaveDam Barriers
- Harbor-Integrated Flood Defense
- Harbor-specific Installation Protocols
- Comprehensive Training Program
Clients and Donors
Primary client is the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin) with the local harbor authority as the implementing entity.
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Location
Location: Strategic Harbor, Iceland
Timeline: 2024
Project impact
- Safeguarded essential harbor facilities
- Secured storage and distribution systems
- Protected cargo handling equipment
- Preserved vessel berthing capabilities
- Defended utilities infrastructure
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Key highlights
SLAMDAM is a mobile flood barrier designed to provide rapid and effective flood protection. Unlike traditional flood defenses, SLAMDAM can be deployed quickly.
Rapid deployment
Deployed 200 m of SLAMDAM in less than 2 hours to prevent glacier-melt flooding.
Community training
Local teams were trained in deploying and managing SLAMDAM and the early warning system.
Early warning system
Enhanced early flood warning with integrated monitoring and communication tools.
Resilience building
Reduced flood damage to homes and protected 250 hectares of farmland.
Early warning system
Enhanced early flood warning with integrated monitoring and communication tools.
Sustainable impact
Increased long-term flood resilience through community empowerment and scalable technology
Testimonials
What our clients say
The SLAMDAM project has successfully demonstrated how innovative flood barriers can protect vulnerable areas in Gilgit-Baltistan, offering a sustainable solution for flood management..
Dr. Muhammad Zia ur Rahman Hashmi
Head of Water Resources & Glaciology, Islamabad,
Pakistan
SLAMDAM has transformed our community’s resilience to floods. With the technology and training, we now feel empowered to protect our homes and livelihoods.
Naveed Alam
Community Leader Passu Community
The SLAMDAM project has successfully demonstrated how innovative flood barriers can protect vulnerable areas in Gilgit-Baltistan, offering a sustainable solution for flood management..
Dr. Muhammad Zia ur Rahman Hashmi
Head of Water Resources & Glaciology, Islamabad,
Pakistan
