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Newsletter Edition 01 / June 2010

Benefits of INTERREG projects for Dublin City Council
Flooding is one of the main hazards facing the city of Dublin. The earlier INTERREG IIIB projects SAFER and NOAH and the current INTERREG IVB project FloodResilienCity have all led to clear benefits in terms of improving flood risk management in Dublin.
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New model can help reconstruct urban areas after floods
FRC partners are working on a gereric solution to help cities after flooding via the development of a GIS model. So, what is the GIS model and how does it work? We interviewed a specialist from the City of Paris Engineering School. » Read more

FRC cooperates with MARE and SKINT projects to promote best practices
An alliance between English partners of FRC and other INTERREG projects brings local authorities and other key players together to promote best practices and create regional and national legacies.
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Upcoming event on 21-23 September 2010 in Paris: you are invited!
The third international trade exhibition PREVIRISQ will be held on 21-23 September 2010 in Paris. It is the European meeting place for flood prevention methods and sustainable urban development. You are welcome to participate! » Read more

Recently published article:"Geman visitors in Nijmegen"
Mainz and Nijmegen perfectly illustrate how one city can learn from another: how do you deal with conflicts of interests? And how do you go about constructing flood resilient buildings?
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In order to give more ‘room for the river’ and avoid future flooding, in the Dutch city of Nijmegen the dike at Lent along the river Waal will be replaced 350 meters land inwards, leaving an island in the middle of the river.
 
 
 
 
By providing more space for water around Dutch rivers, flood risks will be reduced. That’s what the program Room for the River is about.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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