Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox

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This page provides a comprehensive and easy to use toolbox of possible adaptation measures. Please select one or more of the group filters below to obtain detailed information on the measures of interest.

Please find more information in the ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change.

Collaboration

  • Improvement of the linkages between European policymakers, operational water management agencies and researchers to ensure current operational best practice is shared

  • Better transboundary cooperation: between local catchments as well as between states

  • Cooperation with other countries to exchange experiences in combating droughts

Combination of measures

  • Following an integrated approach based on a combination of measures (compared to alternatives based on water supply or economic instruments only)

Consideration of variable global conditions

  • Consideration of variable global conditions: e.g. long-term rising prices for energy, resources, etc. and demographic trends.

Construction of a second flood channel

  • Construction of a second flood channel

Creation / adaptation of dams and dykes

  • Dam building and the construction of new dykes including the possibility to modify the height of the dam later

  • Widening the area between dikes

  • Construction of temporary dams

  • Implementation of measures to maintaining dam safety