Brussels, 12/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is proposing concerted EU action on flood risk management to improve protection against flooding, an increasing problem, which will probably get worse in the next few decades due to the effect of climate change and human activities (de-forestation, re-routing of water sources, getting rid of flood plains, bad land management).
In a communication from the Council to the parliament and Council, the Commission The European...