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International Scientiffic Conference

Towards natural flood reduction strategies

Warsaw, 6-13 September 2003

International Workshop for stakeholders in flood management,

Natural flood defences:

practical constraints and opportunitiesDelft, 22-23 January 2004

Highlights:

•Floodplains do effectively retain flood water

•Floodplains comprise valuable ecosystems

•Floodplains serve many other valuable functions (social and economic)

•Floodplains can be restored

•New (EU) policy frameworks are an opportunity to a more integrated approach and a linkage of disciplines

•Scientific knowledge is available, but must now be translated into practise

•Active involvement of the public/stakeholders makes new flood management strategies successful

Questiones:

•How to create social commitment?

•How are Natural Flood Defences realised?

•How do user functions and land use change as a result of Natural Flood Defences?

•What other problems can be encountered, and is it possible to reshape them to successes?

•What are the practical constraints & opportunites of NFD?

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Guidelinesfor the implementation of

natural flood defences

London, June 2004

International Scientiffic Conference

Towards natural flood reduction strategies

Warsaw, 6-13 September 2003

International Workshop for stakeholders in flood management,

Natural flood defences:

practical constraints and opportunitiesDelft, 22-23 January 2004

Main topic for the discussion(s):

What are YOUR most important points that

should be in the Guidelines?

Guidelinesfor the implementation of

natural flood defences

London, June 2004