Implementation of FRMPs in the Czech Republic

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Implementation of FRMPs in the Czech Republic

Original language description

The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks (2007/60/EC) aims to reduce the risk of adverse consequences, associated with floods, especially on human health and life, the environment, cultural heritage, economic activity and infrastructure. According to this directive (hereinafter referred to as the &quot;Flood Directive&quot;), the reduction of flood risk negative impacts is to be achieved through three basic steps: (I) identification of Areas of Potential Significant Flood Risk (hereinafter referred to as &quot;APSFR&quot;), (II) creation of flood hazard and flood risk maps for these areas, and finally (III) development of Flood Risk Management Plans (hereinafter referred to as &quot;FRMPs&quot;). These plans should be prepared for entire river basins to ensure the effectiveness of the measures proposed within these plans.In the Czech Republic, the implementation of the second version of FRMPs is currently underway, and at the same time, background materials (flood hazard and risk maps) for the preparation of the third version of FRMPs are being developed. Due to the fact that the Czech Republic lies within three European river basins (Elbe, Danube, Oder), three FRMPs are being prepared for these three integrated river basins.The process of developing FRMPs begins at the local level, where so-called APSFR Documentation is prepared for each APSFR. These documents include a description of the current state, such as existing flood protection, unprotected areas, etc. They also contain the target state that should be achieved and proposals for measures that will lead to its achievement. In the next step, based on the documentation for individual APSFRs, FRMPs are developed for each river basin - Elbe, Danube, and Oder.During the development and updating of FRMPs, setting goals that were not too general yet realistic proved to be crucial. The following goals were set for FRMPs in the Czech Republic:Goal 1: Preventing the emergence of new risks and reducing the extent of areas at unacceptable riskGoal 2: Reducing the degree of flood hazardGoal 3: Increasing the preparedness of the population and the resilience of buildings, infrastructure, economic, and other activities to the negative effects of floodsIn the second planning cycle, the FRMPs also included an assessment of progress towards achieving the goals (according to the Flood Directive). This also proved to be a difficult task, raising some questions for which answers were hard to find. This primarily involved finding and setting appropriate evaluation indicators and subsequently finding data sources for determining these indicators. The overall assessment of progress towards achieving the goals showed that it is sometimes problematic to find reference values for comparison with the previous state. It is also not easy to determine whether the progress made (based on comparison with the previous state) is sufficient.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10503 - Water resources

Project

<a href="/en/project/SS02030027" target="_blank" >SS02030027: Water systems and water management in the Czech Republic in conditions of climate change</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů