Tool risk reduction measures

100 RISK REDUCTION MEASURES

Execute measures at flood protection structures and the drainage system before and immediately after an event-image

Execute measures at flood protection structures and the drainage system before and immediately after an event

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

Organisational precautions as well as emergency measures are taken immediately after an event in order to guarantee the functionality of structures that aim at the protection against pluvial flooding (e.g. removal of debris and mud).

Fields of action Farmland,Forests,Watercourses,Emergency management,Buildings,Settlement areas
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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Ingo Nestler, county administration Meissen