Brussels, 18/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 18 January, the European Commission unveiled a draft directive to help Member States prevent and limit floods and their damaging effects on human health, the environment, infrastructure and property.
The proposal creates an EU framework for flood risk management that builds on and is closely coordinated with the 2000 Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), the cornerstone of EU water protection policy. A three-step process is proposed. First, Member...