Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox
This page provides a comprehensive and easy to use toolbox of possible adaptation measures. Please select one or more of the group filters below to obtain detailed information on the measures of interest.
Please find more information in the ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change.
Adaptation of flood management
Involvement of local stakeholders
Concentration on the reduction of current vulnerabilities to extreme events
Implementation of appropriate floodplain management to explore the benefits of flooding
Combination of non-structural and structural measures of flood risk management
Adaptation of flood management concerning the water infrastructure
Regulation of the flow regime by increasing the flow capacity of the channels of water courses
Change the operation of reservoirs and lakes
Increasing the safety of water works
Creation of accumulation polders for capturing flood waves instead of permanent reservoirs
Adaptation of floodplain systems
Increasing the size of existing floodplain areas
Promotion of transnational conservation of the remaining floodplains along the entire length of the Danube by completing existing initiatives and promoting new ones
