Adaptation to flood risk in the LABE-ELbe river basin (LABEL)

The flood hazard areas in the Elbe river basin were increasingly determined after the flood event of 2002 and communicated to the broad public. Risk information embedded in instruments of spatial planning will serve as basis for sustainable development in the Elbe river basin. Here protection from floods plays a decisive role. Besides the new risk-preventive requirements for spatial planning, the current land-use planning must be adapted to the flood risk. With the provision of risk information and its implementation into the relevant planning the attractive and sustainable development of the economically important Elbe region will be assured. Among others the challenges of climate change and new strategies for adaptation provide opportunities for the development of the regions. The following results are of great importance to both central Europe and the Elbe river basin:
* Common strategy for the standardization of risk management systems and instruments;
* Recommendations for the implementation of flood risk maps in spatial planning, taking into account the pollution problem;
* Custom calculations and preparation of flood maps and risk maps visualized with water levels;
* Development of a transnational strategy for climate / flood risk-adjusted development (selected sectors, e.g. tourism, shipping);
* An international partnership for flood protection: local exchange and formation of a joint panel of experts;
* Exemplary implementation of the developed results in pilot studies.