POTENTIAL DISASTERS AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE - AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM Jan Coppes FIDIC, 4-8 September, Beijing
Witteveen+Bos 2 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
Witteveen+Bos 3 types causes situation in the Netherlands disasters
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5 climate change higher temperature causes larger discharge
Witteveen+Bos 6 relationship climate change and flooding 1. increase in discharge 2. more extremes 3. large consequences for land and water use
Witteveen+Bos 7 climate changes spatial planning from sectoral to integrated approach research consortium government research institutes private sector NGO’s
Witteveen+Bos 8 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
Witteveen+Bos 9 research programme themes 1. climate scenario’s 2. mitigation 3. adaption 4. integration
Witteveen+Bos 10 research programme details EUR 100 million cooperation with other European programmes, such as CLOUDNET, PRUDENCE, DAEDALUS, CARBOEUROPE, GMES, VISage, etc.
Witteveen+Bos 11 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
Witteveen+Bos 12 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
Witteveen+Bos 13 lowering of groynes
Witteveen+Bos 14 deepening of river bed
Witteveen+Bos 15 removal of summer dikes
Witteveen+Bos 16 reduction of discharge to the river
Witteveen+Bos 17 removal of obstacles
Witteveen+Bos 18 lowering of river forelands
Witteveen+Bos 19 development plan ‘more space for the river’ budget: EUR 2.2 billion construction period: