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Restoring floodplains and wetlands offer value-for-money solution to river flooding

News Published 21 Nov 2017 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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Photo: © Līna Lukstiņa, Environment & Me/EEA

Investing in ‘green infrastructure’ like restoring floodplains or wetlands to bolster flood prevention not only generates more environmental and socio-economic benefits, especially in the long term, but also lowers the amount of financial investment needed to defend against damaging floods. This is the conclusion of a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today, which assesses the green options available in building climate resilience in wake of the increased risk posed by river flooding.