Governance Strategies for Improving Flood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

Governance Strategies for Improving Flood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters and accounts for large numbers of casualties and a high amount of economic damage worldwide. To be ‘flood resilient’, countries should have sufficient capacity to resist, the capacity to absorb and recover, and the capacity to...

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Main Authors: Peter P. J. Driessen, Dries L. T. Hegger, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Helena F. M. W. van Rijswick, Ann Crabbé, Corinne Larrue, Piotr Matczak, Maria Pettersson, Sally Priest, Cathy Suykens, Gerrit Thomas Raadgever, Mark Wiering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
flood risk management
flood resilience
governance strategies
climate change
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/11/1595

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