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Flood Risk Management in Estuaries: Sustainable New Land Use in Flood Control Areas
Acronym: FRAME
Period: January 2003 till December 2006
Status: Completed
  • Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu; Rijkswaterstaat; Waterdienst, more, co-ordinator
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie van Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken, more, partner
  • European Commission; Interreg III, more, sponsor
The project seeks to reduce flood risk in North Sea estuaries by combining Flood Control Areas, where water can be stored when water levels are high, with alternative sustainable land use. Activities include specific practical action at demonstration sites.