Transboundary Flood Risk Management:: Compatibilities of the Legal Systems of Flood Risk Management in the Netherlands, Flanders and France - A Comparison

The EU Floods Directive is part of the European legislation implemented in the domestic legalregimes of the Member States. The legal systems in which flood risks aremanaged are part of the domestic legal regimes. Floods in the river basins ofthe Scheldt and the Meuse are a special case, for they have transboundaryconsequences. Therefore, the flood risk management of the countries in whichthese river basins lie needs to be compatible in order to prevent or mitigatetransboundary flood risk. However, little is known aboutthe powers of relevant administrative authorities and the legal instruments... Mehr ...