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Reducing flood risk through floodplain restoration along the Danube River and tributariesUploaded: 10 of January, 2022

The main objective of the Danube Floodplain Interreg project focuses on the improvment of transnational water management and flood risk prevention while maximizing benefits for biodiversity conservation.

Cost estimation and exploration of the regional economic aspects of the use of the legally designated right bank emergency polder of the Rába RiverUploaded: 8 of November, 2021

When an exceptionally high flood takes place on the Rába sections below Sárvár, decision-makers responsible for flood protection can choose between two defense strategies. They can opt for intensive defense on the main dike sections or use the emergency ...

Flood Insurance in the areas of Skadar/Shkoder Lake-Buna/Bojana River, and Struga in Ohrid LakeUploaded: 30 of July, 2021

As member of a project consortium, we analysed the viability of flood insurance schemes in the Drin countries (North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro), using selected Drin regions as pilot areas. Our analysis relied on economic, social, hydrological and ...

The effect of the opening of the Tiszaroff flood storage reservoir on downstream flood riskDevelopment of a Monte Carlo simulation based decision support systemUploaded: 29 of September, 2015

A decision support system was developed for the Middle Tisza Region Water Directorate (Kötivizig). The flood-storage reservoir at Tiszaroff can provide significant help to avoid a potential flood catastrophe. Although the opening of the flood gates ...

Evaluating Economic Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in EuropeThe EPI-WATER FP7 Research ProjectUploaded: 1 of July, 2014

A sustainable management of water resources has a potential to tackle water-related natural hazardand climate risks, and at the same time alleviate communities from poverty. In thiscontext, Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs) can help to make water ...