Central European Flood Risk Assessment and Management in CENTROPE

CEframe is facing the challenge of jointly managing several transnational waterbodies which are unifying regions with strong interdependence in the CENTROPE region. The project region is characterised by specific geologic attributes and different types of land use, but common floodplains and comparable challenges concerning land use and hazards. In the project region not only upstream-downstream effects occur; the speciality lies in the fact that occurring floods also affect several countries simultaneously (on both river sides). This special situation calls for ambitious approach towards harmonised flood protection practice. The overall aim of CEframe is to ensure sustainable integrated flood protection management in a region with densely used small-areas by different national authorities. The focus of CEframe lies in flood protection facility operation and maintenance and flood protection measures elaboration for CENTROPE. CEframe will support the three phases of prevention, contingency and reconstruction in the cycle of flood risk management. CEframe will serve as best-practice example for approaching the requirements of EU flood directive concerted and therefore, acting in a much more efficient way. An innovative element of CEframe is the treatment of residual risk, which is unique and new for the programme area. During implementation, besides other public participation activities, CEframe activities and results will be presented as a best practice example to other regions in CENTRAL EUROPE programme area. This will make CEframe results sustainable and they will be directly transferable to other regions and countries.