Resilience measure: EU Flood Risk Management Directive

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EU adopted the Flood Risk Management Directive. Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood risks entered into force on 26 November 2007. This Directive now requires Member States to assess if all water courses and coast lines are at risk from flooding, to map the flood extent and assets and humans at risk in these areas and to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk. With this Directive also reinforces the rights of the public to access this information and to have a say in the planning process.
(European Commission, Directive 2007/60/EC, accessed on Sept.2016)

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Cooperation between countries.

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Last modified: Sept. 13, 2016, 6:23 a.m.

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EU Flood Risk Management Directive

 

Application target is adaptation
Application target is mitigation
Water retention or detention
Rivers'/Waters' Capacity Enhancement
Coastal management
Conventional urban drainage
Source control
Infiltration and buffering technique
Conveyance & Storage Structure
Information, Education & Communication
Land use control
Financial preparedness
Flood preparedness
Emergency response
Green measures
Blue measures
Building flood proofing
Governance and Policies
Assessment and Evaluation
Recovery