A European Flood Action programme
 A
Communication on Flood risk management; Flood prevention,
protection and mitigation.
Flood events have the potential to undermine the EU’s
drive towards sustainable development and the flood risks
are increasing. In response to the severe floods in 2002,
the Commission therefore took the initiative to launch concerted
action at Community level to help reduce the severity of flood
events and the damage caused by these floods.
In the Communication
on Flood risk management; Flood prevention, protection and
mitigation (COM(2004) 472final of 12.7.2004) the Commission
proposed to develop and implement a concerted EU Action Programme
on flood risk management. It proposed that the Member States
and the Commission shall work together to develop and implement
a co-ordinated flood prevention, protection and mitigation
action programme.
The issue of flood protection including the Communication
were discussed at both the Informal Environment Council on 18 July 2004 and at the
Environment Council on 14 October 2004. In October the Council
has adopted Conclusions on flood risk management and agreed that based on the Communication,
the Member States and the European Commission, in the context
of the regular meetings of the EU Water Directors in co-operation
with other stakeholders and relevant parties, should prepare
the contents of such concerted European action.
The Council invited the Commission to submit an "appropriate
proposal taking into account the Council conclusions and the
work of the Informal meeting of the Water Directors, preferably
before mid 2005".
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