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Based on contact between experts across Europe establishen through activities, several partner organisations are planning to continue to cooperate in future projects. For example, to connect theory and practice in flood managment a 'European Centre of Excellence for flood managment' will be created by the Flood Protection Centre in Cologne. Another idea is to set up pilot projects in different river basins in Europe to exchange experciences on the implementation of the new EU flood directive in relation to other EU regulations in the field of substainable water managment. The new funding period 2007-2013 under the EU programme for Territoiral Cooperation might allow these initiatives to be realised.
Are you interested in new EU projects dealing with flood management?
Ideas for future EU projects related to flood management were explored by FLAPP partners in a brainstorm session during the 4th FLAPP conference on Friday 27 October ´06 in Debrecen, Hungary.
In the first half of 2007 the initiators will work out the ideas in further detail and new partners will be searched for. The project proposals and potential partnerships will be presented during the final FLAPP conference on 13-14 June 2007 in Zaragoza (Spain).
Project proposals
- Water watch
Educational programme to teach schoolchildren about rivers, streams and the environment. Contact person: Gretta McCarron, Phone +3534787244, Email blackwatervitalsigns@yahoo.ie
- Centre of Excellence in Cologne
A knowledge centre to exchange know-how and experiences by connecting theory and practice in flood management. Contact person: Yvonne Wiezcorrek, Cologne Flood Centre, Germany, Phone +4922122124242, Email yvonne.wieczorrek@stadt-koeln.de
- CRISIS
Calamity management project with regional exercises and development of best practice tools. Contact person: Pieter-Jan Mersie, Province of Zeeland, NL, Phone +31118631349, Email pj.mersie@zeeland.nl
- EU flood directive pilots
Pilot implementation of EU flood directive tools in several river basins in Europe: ex ante assessment on a regional and local level with a catchment based approach (from source to mouth). Contact person: Alfred Evers, Euregio Meuse-Rhine, Phone +31654956148, Email ajgm.evers@prvlimburg.nl
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