Towards the Development and Evaluation of Adaptive Flood Risk Management Strategies for the Rhine Estuary - Drechtsteden (PAP014707)

Código

PAP014707

Autores

Jarl Kind, Robert Vos, Annegien Tijssen, Ad Jeuken, Nadine Slootjens

Tema

Floods in a changing climate

Resumo

Flood risk in the western part of the Netherlands will increase due to climate change,socioeconomic development and subsidence if no measures are taken. The Delta Programme is looking100 years ahead to develop a flood risk management strategy which, in light of future uncertainties, isboth flexible and robust. Different possible strategies have already been studied in previous phases of theprogram and some choices have already been made. The preferential strategy will be a strategy whichbuilds on the present system of strong dikes and flexible barriers. Within this strategy, opportunities existto replace part of the necessary dike reinforcements with room for the river measures. In this paper wedescribe and apply a dynamic framework for the development and subsequent economic evaluation ofthose strategies.