Tool risk reduction measures

100 RISK REDUCTION MEASURES

Assessing and clearing of environmental flood damages-image

Assessing and clearing of environmental flood damages

  • Description
  • Fields of action
  • Synergies
  • Good practice examples
  • References

The measure includes the assessment of damages to the environment, mostly caused by accidents at sources of pollution e.g. containers with hazardous materials. Procedures and criteria’s need to be defined (beforehand).

Fields of action Emergency management,Buildings,Settlement areas,Farmland,Forests,Watercourses
Synergies may exist between heavy rain risk management measures and other development goals like environmental protection, health care, and economic performance. Harnessing them requires involvement of different actors, enforcement of exchange between you and them and holistic thinking.

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