Restoring floodplains and wetlands offer value-for-money solution to river flooding
Investing in ‘green infrastructure’ like restoring floodplains or wetlands to bolster flood prevention generates more environmental and socio-economic benefits, and lowers the amount of financial investment needed to defend against damaging floods, according to an EEA report.
Read more at the European Environmental Agency website.
Date: 21 Nov 2017
Filed under:
river basins,
risk management