GROW RFO

Regional Framework Operation

INTERREG IIIC- 2005-07

Draft Sspecifications

Theme 1:

Green Growth: “Exploring news ways of reducing the impact on our environment, that can arise from economic growth within successful regions, which leads to significant pressure on natural resources and the de-coupling of economic growth and environmental degradation. Work towards the guidelines of the Kyoto agreement.”

Sub-theme 1.7

/ Support and implementation of programme in the field of
Flood Risk Management.

Project Outline

/ Adaptable design and sharing pragmatic solutions for building in
areas of flood risk, provision of land for flood storage, research/pilot on climate change issue

Project methodology

/ There are a range of different opportunities that could be exchanged and explored between partners to improve flood risk management. They could for example include as follows:
  • the enhanced integration of the spatial planning of development with flood risk management using flood management plans – for example, addressing flood risk for whole water catchments.
  • The better consideration of the effects of climate change and the likely increase in flood risk - for example, methods to calculate likely increases in the frequency and magnitude of floods, ways to adapt to more frequent flooding
  • Ways to ensure the provision of sufficient land for flood storage and estuary management – for example, how to best use natural floodplains, designing artificial flood channels, realigning flood defences.
  • Adaptable design and pragmatic solutions to building in flood risk areas – for example, building design techniques to make them more flood resilient, use of flood resistance measures such as portable barriers for individual houses or local areas
Investigations could include for example :
  • identifying and examining obstacles to the realisation of such opportunities.
  • ways to promote and support good practice, knowledge and skills in the field of flood risk management & spatial planning.
  • advice for and ownership from relevant stakeholders and the public

Recommended project size

/ Indicative funding of 1200k € - 400k€

Recommended duration of project

/ Has to be completed by November 07
Geographical coverage / At minimum 2 partner countries involved
Suggested delivery organisation/s & partners / We would expect a partnership approach to deliver the project, with the involvement of the public sector organisations and departments (covering water management and the environment), the private sector (e.g. construction and insurance companies), research bodies with expertise in this field, environmental organisations, NGOs
Type of beneficiaries & target groups / organisations representing the environment, public sector, voluntary organisations and charities, private sector, universities and research centres, local networks and trade unions
Potential Outputs/outcomes to be addressed
  • Establish network of experts about innovative flood risk management aspects that could for example investigate the improvement of policies or how to build on existing projects
  • Transfer, exploration and implementation of good practice for example through preparation of training, advice schemes or a good practice guide
  • Prepare pilot on the improvement of flood risk management

Indicative results:Potential results to work towards
  • Availability of sufficient land for flood storage or estuary management ensured
  • Effects of climate change for flood risk analysed
  • Flood risk for buildings in risk areas reduced
  • Integration of planning for development and flood risk management improved