7. IFMI Vision for the Basin The participants agreed on an IFMI vision for the Red River basin: By the Year 2010, the community of the Red River Basin has addressed flooding through mitigation that achieves significant flood damage reduction goals while enhancing economic, social and ecological opportunities.
8. IFMI Mission They identified an IFMI Mission: To promote and develop achievable and action-oriented flood mitigation goals and implementation strategies by engaging citizens, their communities and governments.