POTENTIAL DISASTERS AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

- AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM

Jan Coppes

FIDIC, 4-8 September, Beijing

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1. types and causes of disasters

2. relationship climate change and flooding

3. research programme CLIMATE CHANGES

SPATIAL PLANNING

4. new concepts for flood mitigation

5. development plan MORE SPACE FOR THE RIVER

contents

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types

causes

situation in the Netherlands

disasters

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climate change

higher temperature causes larger discharge

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relationship climate change and flooding

1. increase in discharge

2. more extremes

3. large consequences for land and water use

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climate changes spatial planning from sectoral to integrated approach

research consortium

government

research institutes

private sector

NGO’s

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research objectives

1. creation of knowledge infrastructure on interface

of climate change and spatial planning

2. dialogue between stakeholders to develop

innovative spatial planning that anticipates

climate change and contributes to a safe and

sustainable infrastructure

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research programme themes

1. climate scenario’s

2. mitigation

3. adaption

4. integration

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research programme details

2004 - 2009

EUR 100 million

cooperation with other European programmes,

such as CLOUDNET, PRUDENCE, DAEDALUS,

CARBOEUROPE, GMES, VISage, etc.

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new concepts for flood mitigation

1. receding of primary dikes

2. creation of more river branches

3. creation of river overflows and retention basins

4. lowering of groynes

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new concepts for flood mitigation

5. deepening of river beds

6. removal of summer dikes

7. reduction of discharge to river

8. removal of obstacles

9. lowering of river forelands

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lowering of groynes

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deepening of river bed

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removal of summer dikes

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reduction of discharge to the river

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removal of obstacles

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lowering of river forelands

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development plan ‘more space for the river’

budget: EUR 2.2 billion

construction period: 2007 - 2015