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16 Jul 2009
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The European flood risk directive: challenges for research
Abstract. In recent years, flood management has shifted from protection against floods to managing the risks of floods. In Europe, this shift is reflected in the Flood risk directive of October 2007 (2007/60/EC; FRD). The FRD requires EU Member States to undertake a preliminary assessment of flood risks and, for areas with a significant flood risk, to prepare flood hazard and flood risk maps and flood risk management plans. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the FRD and discuss the challenges that the FRD poses to research. These challenges include the issue how to define and measure ''flood risk'', the selection of alternatives to be assessed, coping with uncertainty, risk communication, nurturing trust and promoting collaboration. These research challenges cannot be addressed properly within any single discipline and without involving the flood risk managers and other stakeholders. The paper therefore concludes that there is a large need for interdisciplinary and participatory research. This constitutes in fact the biggest research challenge.
How to cite. Mostert, E. and Junier, S. J.: The European flood risk directive: challenges for research, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 6, 4961–4988, https://doi.org/10.5194/hessd-6-4961-2009, 2009.
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RC C1631: 'second referee', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Jul 2009
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RC C1639: 'The European flood risk directive: challenges for research', colin Green, 24 Jul 2009
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RC C1869: 'Mostert & Junier - The European flood risk directive: Challenges for research', Tim Harries, 18 Aug 2009
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AC C2351: 'Final responsise', Erik Mostert, 13 Oct 2009
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EC C2361: 'Important, interesting and timely topic', Florian Pappenberger, 13 Oct 2009
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E. Mostert
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
S. J. Junier
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands