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Enhancing Flood Protection in the Netherlands: The Room for the River Programme

The Room for the River programme is a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving flood protection and spatial quality in the river basins of the Netherlands, particularly along the Rhine and Meuse rivers. The programme addresses historical challenges like dike breaches and rising flood risks through strategic measures and collaboration among government ministries, local authorities, and water management agencies. Key objectives include enhancing safety standards, evaluating hydraulic designs regularly, and ensuring that the region's ecological and spatial quality is preserved while effectively managing flood risks.

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Enhancing Flood Protection in the Netherlands: The Room for the River Programme

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  1. National ProgrammeRoom for the RiverCaren Hoekstra, senior advisor River Basin Management RvRRick Kuggeleijn, head Safety

  2. Overview • Programme Room for the River • reason • task • organisation • Measures • Challenges • Noordwaard

  3. Overview • Programme Room for the River • reason • task • organisation • Measures • Challenges • Noordwaard

  4. Netherlands under water!

  5. Catchments of riversRhine and Meuse Netherlands Discharge at Lobith Dutch-German border Average: 2,200 m3/s top: 12,000 m3/s peak: 16,000 m3/s (1/1250 per year) Germany France Switzerland

  6. 1953

  7. River dikes

  8. Bursting of dikes 1700-1950

  9. Floods in ‘93 en ‘95 Damage and evacuations

  10. Recent European floods • Floodings Donau en Elbe (2002) • 700 death • 250.000 people homeless • € 25 billion damage • 2005: floods Bulgary, Germany, France, Austria, Roemenia • 2007: floods England, Italy, Zwitserland and Germany • 2008: floods Italy

  11. Potential damage bij floods • More than 10 million people are in danger along the river Rhine • Potential damage: €165 billion • Severe consequenses for the environment Vastlegging overstromingen in Culemborg Inbreuk van Ochten en Paswaey 1726 Doorbraak bij Huissen, 28 dec. 1769

  12. Overview • Programme Room for the River • reason • task • organisation • Measures • Challenges • Noordwaard

  13. Flood protection in NL Flood Protection Act: • safety levels (probabilities) • every 5 years, evaluation hydraulic design parameters (design discharges, etc.) • every 5 years: check infrastructure (dikes and dams) • report to Parliament 2001: new round: Rhine design discharge up from 15.000 to 16.000 m3/s at the border

  14. Objectives of Room for Rivers 1. Safety “Improving flood protection in the Rivers Region up to the required level” 2. Spatial quality “Contributing to improving the spatial quality of the Rivers Region”

  15. Room for the River A programme on behalf of three ministries: • Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment • Transport, Public Works and Water Management • Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Scope: • Security, Water Quality, Nature, Spatial planning, Housing

  16. Safety: Planning studies • Water authorities initiator for dyke reinforcement (11 projects) • RWS initiator for other measures (18 projects) • Provinces and municipalities initiator for planning studies if they make a proactive offer themselves (about 11 projects)

  17. Overview • Programme Room for the River • reason • task • organisation • Measures • Challenges • Noordwaard

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