Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox
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.
Creation / adaptation of reservoirs
Building new reservoirs like emergency flood reservoirs and multi-purpose reservoirs, which serve as an adaptation measure for both floods and droughts
Reconstruction and modification of existing water reservoirs
Creation of a series of reservoirs in order to reduce flood-peak height significant
Using lowland floodplains for flood relief reservoirs, which can be used as multipurpose areas, adjusted to floods
Creation of new and intense existing low flow and drought risk management and action plans
Drafting and mitigation of drought risks is becoming a priority task, which should be implemented into the WFD and its river basin management plans
Development of methodologies for drought risk assessment and introduction of new indicators into the current practice
Diagnosis of water scarcity based on past water demands and improvement of knowledge about past and current water demands as well as on future trends
Fostering exchanges of information and best practices on drought risk management
Data analysis and research
Expansion of agriculture to new regions characterized by improved thermal and moisture conditions
Data handling
Homogenous data production
