Flood Risk and Water Management in the Netherlands A 2012 update (original) (raw)
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As in most countries legislation for flood risk management and crisis management in the Netherlands was driven by disasters. European Directives increasingly influence our legislation, consequenty we apply experiences from other countries for our legislation. The Floods Directive was an initiative of France and The Netherlands. The goal of this Directive is to have integrated flood risk management plans, covering flood alerts, spatial planning, flood defenses and response and rescue services.