The Use of Wetlands for Flood Attenuation FINAL REPORT - An Taisce

The Use of Wetlands for Flood Attenuation Aquatic Services Unit, UCC
6.4.4 Floodplain and river restoration: Eschweiler, Germany ............................................. 49
6.4.5 Coastal Realignment: Hesketh Out Marshes, UK. ....................................................... 50
6.4.6 Washland creation: Long Eau, Lincolnshire, UK.......................................................... 51
6.4.7 NFM demonstration project: Holnicote, UK ............................................................... 52
6.5 Irish examples ...................................................................................................................... 52
7. Cost effectiveness .............................................................................................. 60
7.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 60
7.2 Estimating economic value of wetlands in a flood attenuation role................................... 62
7.3 Agricultural subsidies ........................................................................................................... 65
7.4 Cost benefit case studies ..................................................................................................... 65
7.4.1 Maple River Watershed, Red River Valley, North Dakota, USA .................................. 66
7.4.2 Cuckmere River mouth, East Sussex, UK .................................................................... 66
7.4.3 Medmerry Coastal Realignment, West Sussex, UK..................................................... 67
7.4.4 OPW flood relief schemes, Ireland ............................................................................. 68
PART II Law and policy relating to wetlands in a flood attenuation role ........................ 73
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 73
2. Biodiversity and conservation ............................................................................ 74
2.1 International Conventions ................................................................................................... 74
2.2 European law on biodiversity .............................................................................................. 75
2.3 European policy on biodiversity .......................................................................................... 76
2.4 National law on biodiversity and conservation ................................................................... 77
2.5 National policy on biodiversity and conservation ............................................................... 77
3. Climate change................................................................................................... 78
3.1 International Conventions ................................................................................................... 78
3.2 European policy on climate change ..................................................................................... 78
3.3 National level work on climate change and adaptation ...................................................... 79
4. Water Management ........................................................................................... 80
4.1 European law on water management ................................................................................. 80
4.2 National level River Basin Management Planning............................................................... 81
5. Flood Risk Management..................................................................................... 82
5.1 European law relating to flood risk management ............................................................... 82
5.2 National level implementation of flood risk management ................................................. 82
5.2.1 Flood risk management in the planning system ......................................................... 82
5.2.2 National policy on Flood Risk Management ............................................................... 84
6. Coastal and Marine ............................................................................................ 86
6.1 European law relating to status of marine and coastal waters ........................................... 86
6.2 National level implementation of the MSFD ....................................................................... 86
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