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FREEMAN Final Report, September 2011

Funded by

Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium(Flanders)

Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung(Germany)

Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA (Italy)

in the framework of the 2nd ERA-Net CRUE Funding Initiative

ERA-NET CRUE

EDC

The ERA-Net CRUE funding initiative contributes to European Flood Research by improving co-ordination between national programmes

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Flood REsilience Enhancement and MANagement: a pilot study in Flanders, Germany and Italy.

FREEMAN: Meaning that people will become more free (of fear of floods and uncertainty), if they are more resilient.

FREEMAN: Meaning that people will become more free (of fear of floods and uncertainty), if they are more resilient. The FREEMAN project aims to find ways how to increase flood resilience based on flood experience in the past. The tree project partners, based in Flanders, Germany and Italy examine previously occurred flood events. . The following case studies have been selected: The large-scale Demer flood in Flanders in 2002; the flood of the rivers Leine and Innerste in Germany in 2007 and the flash floods that occurred in the Italian villages Vibo Valentino (2006) and Severato (2000). Three flood risk issues will be reviewed closely:


• Risk perception and communication (lead: Seeconsult GmbH);

• Flood risk management tools (lead: Antea Group);

• Analysis of flood institutions. (lead: CMCC).



For an in-depth description of the relevant methodology, please, refer to the Methodology section.


More information about the terminology used can be found in the News and Publications section.