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POTENTIAL DISASTERS AS A RESULT
OF CLIMATE CHANGE
- AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM
Jan Coppes
FIDIC, 4-8 September, Beijing
contents
1. types and causes of disasters
2. relationship climate change and flooding
3. research programme CLIMATE CHANGES
SPATIAL PLANNING
4. new concepts for flood mitigation
5. development plan MORE SPACE FOR THE RIVER
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disasters
 types
 causes
 situation in the Netherlands
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climate change
higher temperature causes larger discharge
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relationship climate change
and flooding
1. increase in discharge
2. more extremes
3. large consequences for land and water use
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climate changes spatial
planning
 from sectoral to integrated approach
 research consortium
 government
 research institutes
 private sector
 NGO’s
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research objectives
1. creation of knowledge infrastructure on interface
of climate change and spatial planning
2. dialogue between stakeholders to develop
innovative spatial planning that anticipates
climate change and contributes to a safe and
sustainable infrastructure
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research programme themes
1. climate scenario’s
2. mitigation
3. adaption
4. integration
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research programme details
 2004 - 2009
 EUR 100 million
 cooperation with other European programmes,
such as CLOUDNET, PRUDENCE, DAEDALUS,
CARBOEUROPE, GMES, VISage, etc.
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new concepts for flood
mitigation
1. receding of primary dikes
2. creation of more river branches
3. creation of river overflows and retention basins
4. lowering of groynes
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new concepts for flood
mitigation
5. deepening of river beds
6. removal of summer dikes
7. reduction of discharge to river
8. removal of obstacles
9. lowering of river forelands
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lowering of groynes
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deepening of river bed
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removal of summer dikes
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reduction of discharge to the
river
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removal of obstacles
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lowering of river forelands
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development plan
‘more space for the river’
budget: EUR 2.2 billion
construction period: 2007 - 2015
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