Disaster Risk Reduction in EU Coastal Areas

The document argues that increasing hazards, such as sea level rise, and ongoing development necessitate a re-evaluation of coastal disaster risk reduction in Europe. It advocates for a combination of prevention, mitigation, and preparedness measures, supported by applied research to enhance forecasting and risk assessment. The RISC-KIT project developed and demonstrated tools across ten European case study sites to identify high-risk areas and evaluate the effectiveness of DRR measures.

• Coastal zones in Europe face increasing risks due to the combination of rising hazards, specifically sea level rise, and the impacts of ongoing development, necessitating a revised approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR).
• Effective coastal DRR requires a diversified strategy comprising prevention (such as dike protection), mitigation (including ecosystem-based solutions and limiting construction in flood-prone areas), and preparedness (such as Early Warning Systems).
• The RISC-KIT project created tools to record impact events, identify high-risk coastal areas, and assess the suitability of DRR measures, which were tested in ten European case study sites.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Disaster Risk Reduction in EU Coastal Areas. https://www.sei.org/publications/disaster-risk-reduction-eu-coastal-areas-eu-national-regional-policy-makers/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Disaster Risk Reduction in EU Coastal Areas. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/disaster-risk-reduction-eu-coastal-areas-eu-national-regional-policy-makers/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017disaster, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Disaster Risk Reduction in EU Coastal Areas}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/disaster-risk-reduction-eu-coastal-areas-eu-national-regional-policy-makers/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }