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A European Flood Action programme
Information exchange on floods - key links
An important component of the EU action programme on Flood
risk management is the exchange of information. These links
show some key onging work on floods as well as opportunities
of funding for flood related activities.
- Research on floods
- EU Funding possibilities for flood related projects
- Flood protection and International River Basin Commissions
- Relevant EU policies and initiatives
Research on floods
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European Commission DG Joint Research Centre web pages, notably the Floods Portal at JRC, also including links to the European Flood Alert System (EFAS).
- European Commission’s DG Research & Innovation webpages :
- Key research projects :
- the Integrated FP7 Project FLOODSITE (www.floodsite.net)
- the ERA-NET CRUE project (www.crue-eranet.net)
- More links are available on the Blueprint impact assessment page
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Archived information DG Research: 6th Framework Programme: RESEARCH: Floods!: Managing the risks of flooding in Europe. This portal page gives an overview of the state of play of flood risk related EU research, as well as links to key research projects under the 5 th and 6 th EU Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, such as the key research activities on flooding. See also DG RTD page on the proposed floods Directive.
- The European Environment Agency activites and reports on floods are for instance the:
- EEA pages on water and on floods
- Technical report No 13/2010 : Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and technological accidents in Europe
- Environmental issue report No 35: Mapping the impacts of recent natural disasters and technological accidents in Europe ,
- Environmental issue report No 21: Sustainable water use in Europe, Part 3: Extreme hydrological events: floods and droughts (2001), and the
- State of the Environment reports 2005 and 2010
- Structural and cohesion funds : Making the Structural & Cohesion Funds Water Positive, a document by the European Network of Environmental authorities (ENEA), February 2006, can be downloaded here.
- Common Agricultural Policy includes support for agri-environmental measures as rural development projects, which can contribute to flood related projects.
- A number of pre-accession funds such as SAPARD can provide funding for flood-related projects.
- European Union Solidarity Fund can respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to come to the aid of any Member State in the event of a major natural disaster.
- The LIFE programme can fund implementation projects.
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CIRCE |
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ClimateWater |
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ConHaz |
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CORFU |
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CIRCLE-2 |
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CRUE ERA-NET |
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FLASH |
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FLOODprobe |
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FRMRC |
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FREEMAN |
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HYDRATE |
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IRWM-Net |
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MEDIATION |
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MIRAGE |
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PSIConnect |
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SCENES |
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THESEUS |
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UrbanFlood |
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WATCH |
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WaterDiss2.0 |
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WETWin |
EU Funding possibilities for flood related projects
Flood protection and International River Basin Commissions
In a number of river basins, the countries bordering these rivers have established bodies to ensure a co-ordinated approach to river basin management. In many of these river basins flood protection plans have been developed, or are being developed. Below you will find links to four of the most active River Basin Commissions in Europe.
River Basin Commission |
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Languages |
Elbe River |
Czech, German |
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Danube |
English |
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Oder River |
Czech, English, German, Polish |
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Meuse River |
Dutch, French, German |
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Rhine River |
Dutch, English, French, German |