Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

Programme 2007 - 2013 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The general project aim is: to protect the North West Europe region against the effects of (the risk of) flooding due to climate changes. This will be done in the project by creating new capacity for storage or discharge of peak floods within river catchments. For example. new floodplains will be created in areas that have not been flooded recently. The need for the creation of new capacity for water storage or discharge reflects the impact of climate change. Present functions of the target areas will be retained and will be combined as optimally as possible with river and other functions. The foreseen actions will help to protect (more) vulnerable areas up- or downstream from the project areas. This aim can be broken down into the following objectives: 1. To develop and implement technical solutions related to the creation of new capacity for water storage or discharge. 2. To raise awareness and increase solidarity between and within upstream and downstream areas within river catchments in Europe. The project will focus on adaptation/intervention in one area to protect another more vulnerable (in economical. social and/or ecological perspective) area. The latter can be either an urban or a rural area. situated up- or downstream of the intervention area. 3. To optimise the combination of functions in the target areas by preserving the current function and developing desirable and suitable new functions. For instance nature and recreation.

Achievements (EN): A publication on Best practices Water Friendly Land Management, the Alfa End Conference and Alfa videos can be found under: http://alfa-project.eu/en/news

Website: http://www.nweurope.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

WP 1 Innovative technical solutions for increased water storage capacity or discharge. ACTION: 1.1: Development of management concepts to combine river- and land use functions, 1.2: Definition of technical water management measures, 1.3: Construction of innovative solutions for storage/discharge capacity. OUTPUT: 3 management concepts, 4 technical water management measures, 6 constructions for storage/discharge. WP 2 Public involvement measures. ACTION:Action 2.1: Dialogue with the public (inhabitants and stakeholders), Action 2.2: Development of information and education schemes, Action 2.3: Development of ways/methods to create up/downstream solidarity with stakeholders, Action 2.4: Finding ways and methods to compensate the stakeholders in the areas where measures will be implemented. OUTPUT:5 communication concepts, 3 information and educational schemes, 3 methods to create solidarity, 3 compensation methods. concepts WP 3 Social, economic and ecological benefits.ACTION:Action 3.1: Protection and rehabilitation of ecological values, Action 3.2: Define measures for developing and maintaining the economic potential of temporary flooded areas by combining functions, Action 3.3: Develop and test spatial planning tools to reduce damage potential of flooding, Action 3.4: development and implementation of recreational facilities and land use. OUTPUT:4 ecological measures, 5 measures for economic potential, 3 spatial planning tools, 4 land use concepts. On top of these implementation actions a set of supporting actions will be implemented. These are actions related to the detection of common ‘problems’ and challenges as well as to the sharing of knowledge and experiences within the partnership and with external target groups. Examples of supporting actions are: intervisions, thematic workshops, symposia and staff exchanges

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Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Sustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Directoraat-Generaal Rijkswaterstaat - Programmadirectie Ruimte voor de Rivier

Address: PO Box 24103, 3502 MC Utrecht, Netherlands

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Emscher Genossenschaft

Name: Emscher Genossenschaft

Address: Kronprinzenstraße 24, D 45128 Essen, Germany

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Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM)

Name: Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM)

Address: Alfons Van de Maelestraat 96, B-9320 Erembodegem, Belgium

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Institution Interdépartementale des Barrages-Réservoirs du Bassin de la Seine (Grands Lacs de Seine)

Name: Institution Interdépartementale des Barrages-Réservoirs du Bassin de la Seine (Grands Lacs de Seine)

Address: 8 rue Villiot, 75012 Paris, France

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Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirection Sud

Name: Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirection Sud

Address: Kaiser Friedrich-Str. 1, D-55116 Mainz, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Eden Rivers Trust

Name: Eden Rivers Trust

Address: Dunmail Building; Newton Rigg Campus, CA11 0AH Penrith. Cumbria, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Directoraat-Generaal Rijkswaterstaat - Programmadirectie Ruimte voor de Rivier

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Emscher Genossenschaft

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Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM)

Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

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Institution Interdépartementale des Barrages-Réservoirs du Bassin de la Seine (Grands Lacs de Seine)

Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

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Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirection Sud

Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

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Eden Rivers Trust

Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

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Summary

Project name (EN): Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation

Project acronym: ALFA

Project start date: 2007-01-01

Project end date: 2014-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 15 568 535.71

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 7 784 267.85

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2007 - 2013 North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

114 / 114 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 104 / 1 104 (100%)

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