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Green infrastructure and flood management

Publication Created 16 Aug 2017 Published 21 Nov 2017
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Promoting cost-efficient flood risk reduction via green infrastructure solutions.
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Publication Created 16 Aug 2017 Published 21 Nov 2017
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EEA Report No 14/2017
Promoting cost-efficient flood risk reduction via green infrastructure solutions.

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Potential for additional floodplains on the Rhône This map depicts the Rhone river basin land cover within France. This map was created in order to have a higher spatial resolution of this specific area.
Land Use in the German Elbe Basin This map depicts the Elbe river basin land cover within Germany and the locations of German Elbe authorities.
Potential for additional floodplains on the Elbe This map depicts the Elbe river basin land cover within Germany. This map was created in order to have a higher spatial resolution of this specific area.
Potential for additional floodplains on the Vistula This map depicts the Vistula river basin land cover within Poland. This map was created in order to have a higher spatial resolution of this specific area.
Selected case study - the river Scheldt between Antwerp and Ghent
Reported green infrastructure (GI) initiatives The map shows the Reported green infrastructure (GI) initiatives across EU-28 by Member State (MS), 2015.
Locations of Planned and Implemented Green Infrastructure Flood Management Measures near Lyon, France Locations of implemented measures are estimated based on the reported number of measures per municipality. Locations of planned measures are estimated based on the number of measures per watershed. Therefore, they are not exact locations, only approximations. Date indicated within document text.
Status of implementation of Sigma Plan measures The colouring indicates what the deadline of implementation for the measures is set out to be
Locations of Planned and Implemented Green Infrastructure Flood Management Measures near Magdeburg, Germany Locations of measures are estimates based on the number of measures per river segment according to the national draft RBMP and are therefore not exact.

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Close up — Water in the city We often take a reliable supply of clean water for granted. We turn on the tap and clean water comes out, we use it and the ‘dirty’ water goes down the drain. For a large majority of Europeans, the water we use at home is of drinking quality and available 24 hours a day. The brief moment between the tap and the drain is only a very small part of its overall journey. Managing water in a city is not limited to public water systems. Climate change, urban sprawl and alterations to river basins can all lead to more frequent and damaging floods in cities, leaving authorities faced with an ever-growing challenge.
World Water Day: Turning to nature for solutions Nature-based solutions are playing an increasingly important role to better protect Europeans against floods, droughts and water pollution. On World Water Day 2018, the European Environment Agency is highlighting the importance of clean water and how nature can help protect this valuable resource for generations to come.
Restoring floodplains and wetlands offer value-for-money solution to river flooding 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.

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