Synergies and barriers of the possible integration of heavy rainfall for the implementation of the European Floods Directive
- The heavy rainfall events in recent years have caused great damage, which has increased the public awareness of the topic of heavy rainfall. For this reason, this article discusses how a systematic integration of heavy rainfall within the framework of the European Floods Directive would be possible and reasonable. For this purpose, a matrix covering possible synergies and barriers was created for all steps of the directive, which were then examined in 15 semi-structured interviews with representatives from specialized administration, the private sector and academia. Although there are some synergies, the additional effort required, especially regarding the identification of the risk areas and the higher level of detail required for risk modeling, would be so high that the European Floods Directive cannot be deemed to be an appropriate framework for heavy rainfall risk management. Nevertheless, there is a need for action, e.g. in the field of self-protection, improved risk communication to the population, combined with increased publicThe heavy rainfall events in recent years have caused great damage, which has increased the public awareness of the topic of heavy rainfall. For this reason, this article discusses how a systematic integration of heavy rainfall within the framework of the European Floods Directive would be possible and reasonable. For this purpose, a matrix covering possible synergies and barriers was created for all steps of the directive, which were then examined in 15 semi-structured interviews with representatives from specialized administration, the private sector and academia. Although there are some synergies, the additional effort required, especially regarding the identification of the risk areas and the higher level of detail required for risk modeling, would be so high that the European Floods Directive cannot be deemed to be an appropriate framework for heavy rainfall risk management. Nevertheless, there is a need for action, e.g. in the field of self-protection, improved risk communication to the population, combined with increased public and interagency cooperation.…
| Author details: | Miriam Riese, Annegret ThiekenORCiDGND, Eva Müggenburg, Philip BubeckORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5675/HyWa_2019.4_1 |
| ISSN: | 1439-1783 |
| Title of parent work (German): | Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung |
| translated title (German): | Synergien und Hemmnisse einer möglichen Integration von Starkregen in die Bearbeitung der europäischen Hochwasserrisikomanagementrichtlinie |
| Publisher: | Bundesanst. für Gewässerkunde |
| Place of publishing: | Koblenz |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2019 |
| Publication year: | 2019 |
| Release date: | 2020/12/03 |
| Tag: | Hochwasser; Hochwasserrisikomanagementrichtlinie; Starkregen; Wasserhaushaltsgesetz EU Floods Directive; Federal Water Act; Flood; heavy rainfall |
| Volume: | 63 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Number of pages: | 10 |
| First page: | 193 |
| Last Page: | 202 |
| Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
| DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
