Disaster Management Strategy Flooding Rhine and Meuse Cost-Benefit Analysis Results for the Rhine Most promising measures: 1. Emergency measures (sand bags, etc.) 2. Option of a cross-border emergency flood retention area located on the left bank (Ooijpolder) 3. Very large emergency flood retention area on the right bank (Rhine and IJssel) 4. Compartmentalisation along the Amsterdam-Rhine canal
... [Show full abstract] (further study necessary) Most promising emergency flood retention area are in contradiction with earlier agreements (both transboundary and locally in the Netherlands) Further research A number of subjects need further research before final conclusions can be made: • Further development of the options on regional scale • Focus on repairing the relatively weak dikesections • Hydraulic effects of measures at locations elsewhere in the river system • Refining the methodology of damage models 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 0,00 0,25 0,50 0,75 1,00 1,25 1,50 1,75 Return 16 500 m3/s 8 000 m3/s 90 16 500 m3/s 18 000 m3/s 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 0,00 0,25 0,50 0,75 1,00 1,25 1,50 1,75 Return 10 4000 m3/s 4000 m3/s 4600 m3/s 4600 m3/s Effectiveness Effectiveness No amount of prevention can eliminate the possibility of a flood. Therefore the research project ‘Disaster Management Strategy Flooding Rhine and Meuse’ was executed. The aim of the project was to provide the Dutch government with information to define it’s position. The following five options were considered in the government’s position: 1. International cooperation 2. Emergency measures, such as sand bags 3. Emergency flood retention areas 4. Compartmentalisation 5. Structural measures