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 Austria: New Start-Up for Flood Control
The research project “FloodRisk II” clearly shows that there is room for improvement especially in regional planning; but local government autonomy may thwart these efforts  [more...]



 ÖWAV Fosters Information Exchange
While flood control measures will never provide 100 % protection in an alpine country like Austria, best-practice examples do help to improve the situation.  [more...]



 In Search of Retention Zones
The example of the Tyrolean community of St. Johann illustrates how controversial flood retention zones actually are. aqua press looks into the underlying criteria for identifying such zones in Austria  [more...]



 der.inn: A River Becomes Alive AND Safe!
This project on the Inn River, which is jointly managed by BMLFUW, the Government of Tyrol and WWF, shall demonstrate that water eco-system and flood protection concerns are perfectly reconcilable  [more...]



 Lotus-Inspired Flood Protection Walls?
Such self-cleaning designs are certainly a long way off from market launch – although scientists may already be working on them.  [more...]



 Vienna will soon have its own waterfront
After the completion of a flood control system, Vienna can now redefine its relationship with water. The city conference “Waterfront Development” held in early June provided further inputs  [more...]



 Climate Change: Austria Upgrades Flood Control
In accordance with the Austrian Federal Constitutional Act (Art. 15a B-VG), the federal government and the provincial governments of Upper and Lower Austria and Vienna have consented to introduce a comprehensive package of measures for protecting human settlements along the Danube.  [more...]



 Private Industry promotes Flood Prevention
The public participation requirement laid down in the proposal for a Flood Directive has its advocates in Austria mainly among insurance companies. Is this a foretaste of the state’s further withdrawal?  [more...]



 Flood Protection Facility in Lilienfeld Inaugurated
The Traisental in Lower Austria, and here in particular the district capital of Lilienfeld, have been affected by many flood events in the past.  [more...]



 Future Danube Flood Actions Depend on International Cooperation
International efforts to prevent and reduce flood impacts in the Danube River Basin will be strengthened by the end of the year by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR).  [more...]



 Approach 'Integrated Flood Management'
Many a neuralgic item in flood protection still remains. The Austrian Life Ministry plans to produce relief by intensifying the cooperation of all involved  [more...]



 ÖWAV presents Flood Strategy
With the recently completed "check list", local decision makers now have an instrument at hand for the development of a comprehensive catalogue of measures  [more...]



 The Water is Rising! Yes, but how Dangerously?
The recent agreement on the development of a new flood-forecasting model for the Danube sets the course toward clearly longer advance warning times  [more...]



 20th River Engineering Conference in Carinthia
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management organised in cooperation with the province Carinthia the 20th River Engineering Conference.  [more...]



 Flood Protection For the Port of Krems
After the devastating flood in August last year the port of Krems shall be protected.   [more...]



 Flood: Bohmann Publishing House supports Disaster Victims
Schönberg am Kamp is one of the communities in the Kamp Valley most badly affected by the flood. A lot has already been done after the disaster, but there still is a lack of funds.   [more...]



 Flood Danger and Housing Development
Interaction between water and man mark the history of the Liesing brook.   [more...]



 Solution on the Danube in Vienna
Urban design and urban life on the banks of the Danube are not contradictory to the requirements of flood protection.  [more...]



 Ill: Beginning to Build an Effective Flood Protection
"Protection against floods and their effects is as important for public authorities as for directly affected parties" emphasised Vorarlberg´s Regional Governor Hubert Gorbach at the occasion of the beginning of building flood protecting installations on the Ill in December 2001 at Feldkirch.   [more...]




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