15 Flood Risk Management System in Poland
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prepared for river basin areas, and they included measures in the sectors of water
management, flood protection, hydropower engineering as well as inland and sea
navigation. MasterPlans detail the attributes and level of multi-risk with regard to:
the flood hazard and risk level, the risk of not meeting strategic (environmental)
objectives, the extent of pressure (human impact) on the condition of surface and
ground waters, and the risk of disturbing the water balance, particularly with respect
to the utilisation of groundwater resources. In Poland and other EU countries there
are expected the best results in terms of simultaneous achievement of flood risk
management objectives, with taking into account their priority (Floods Directive)
and environmental goals (Framework Water Directive).
15.5 Flood Risk Management Strategies
Flood risk is a function of the threat, exposure and sensitivity to flooding, which
determine the character of contemporary strategies of its mitigation – “Moving flood
away from the people,” “Moving people away from flood” and “Learning to live with
flood” (Fig. 15.10). Flood risk minimisation means the reduction of the probability of
maximum flow as well as losses and social sensitivity to a crisis situation. Before the
implementation of the Floods Directive [11] in Poland, measures were taken in this
Fig. 15.10 Technical and non-technical methods used in flood risk minimisation (on the basis of
[54, 62, 63], partially modified)
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prepared for river basin areas, and they included measures in the sectors of water
management, flood protection, hydropower engineering as well as inland and sea
navigation. MasterPlans detail the attributes and level of multi-risk with regard to:
the flood hazard and risk level, the risk of not meeting strategic (environmental)
objectives, the extent of pressure (human impact) on the condition of surface and
ground waters, and the risk of disturbing the water balance, particularly with respect
to the utilisation of groundwater resources. In Poland and other EU countries there
are expected the best results in terms of simultaneous achievement of flood risk
management objectives, with taking into account their priority (Floods Directive)
and environmental goals (Framework Water Directive).
15.5 Flood Risk Management Strategies
Flood risk is a function of the threat, exposure and sensitivity to flooding, which
determine the character of contemporary strategies of its mitigation – “Moving flood
away from the people,” “Moving people away from flood” and “Learning to live with
flood” (Fig. 15.10). Flood risk minimisation means the reduction of the probability of
maximum flow as well as losses and social sensitivity to a crisis situation. Before the
implementation of the Floods Directive [11] in Poland, measures were taken in this
Fig. 15.10 Technical and non-technical methods used in flood risk minimisation (on the basis of
[54, 62, 63], partially modified)