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Floodplain management: reducing flood risks and restoring healthy ecosystems

News Published 26 Jan 2016 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Photo: © André Künzelmann/UFZ

Floodplains once covered wide stretches along European rivers, but today only fractions of them remain. These ecosystems have an important role to play in reducing flood risks and are also the natural habitat of many endangered species. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides an overview of significant floods in Europe and looks at the role of floodplains in flood protection, water management and nature conservation.