Workshop on "Heavy Rainfalls in the Cities and Flood Risk Management"

Date 03.12.2015
Location Hennef, Germany

Workshop on “Heavy Rainfalls in the Cities and Flood Risk Management”

It is expected that by the end of 2015, 2/3 of the global population will be concentrated in urban areas. More than 75% of EU citizens live in cities. Cities are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as flooding, due to the altered natural vegetation and buildings, as the excessive amount of water cannot drain due to the high amount of imperviously sealed surfaces.

The challenges brought by climate change force drastic changes in city and regional flood management. Innovative solutions are required alongside the traditional measures. Continued investments in the infrastructure are essential to ensure that basic requirements of the current EU legislation are met for the next generations. Integrated urban water management is a key to safeguard high quality sanitation and drinking water services in cities and make our cities climate change resilient.

The EWA-ETSC Workshop on “Heavy Rainfalls in the Cities and Flood Risk Management” will bring experience from different part of Europe on the topics of flood protection in cities, the lessons learned and the way forward for adaptation to and protection from flash floods as a climate change impact.

The registration fee for the workshop will include lunch, coffee, refreshments and workshop materials.

The objective of the workshop is frank and open discussion leading to an output summarizing the views expressed. The intention is to give the delegates an opportunity to participate in an important opinion-shaping event. 

 

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