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Research Article

Danish risk management plans of the EU floods directive

Directive européenne sur les inondations : plans danois de gestion du risque

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Pages 31-39 | Published online: 08 Sep 2017
 

Abstract

The paper evaluates the impact and effect of the EU Flood's Directive (2007/60/EC) in Denmark and the flood risk management plans that are the result of the national implementation in the first plan period (2010-2015). Twenty flood risk management plans have been elaborated and published by the 22 Danish municipalities included in 10 risk areas appointed due to a risk of floods from rivers, the sea, or both. For the municipal work, the national government has provided hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessments and maps as well as guidelines to fulfil the legal binding of the Directive. The plans are reviewed and analysed regarding main objectives and structural and non-structural mitigation measures. Conclusions point to the need of introducing better decision support systems, a need to define acceptable risks, and a need to enhance coordination between municipal and cross-sectorial actors as well as an increased effort to involve civil society is necessary. In general, the implementation of the Directive has significantly advanced the national scientific and cross-sectorial working platform for dealing with risks from floods.

L'article présente un bilan de la mise en œuvre de la Directive Inondation (2007/60 / CE) au Danemark. Vingt plans de gestion des risques d'inondation ont été élaborés (2010-2015) par les 22 municipalités danoises concernées, dans dix zones de risque d'inondation par débordement de cours d'eau et/ou submersion marine. Le gouvernement national a fourni les cartes d'aléa, de vulnérabilité et de risque, ainsi que des recommandations générales pour la mise en œuvre de la Directive. Les plans de gestion ont ensuite été mis au point, avec les principales mesures d'atténuation structurelles et non structurelles. Le bilan de cette première application montre la nécessité d'introduire de meilleurs systèmes d'aide à la décision, le besoin de définir des risques acceptables et l'importance d'améliorer la coordination entre les acteurs municipaux et les autres acteurs concernés, dont la société civile. La mise en œuvre de la directive a permis de progresser dans la gestion du risque d'inondation, que ce soit au niveau scientifique que dans l'implication des différents acteurs.

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