Space for river, nature and people : sustainable floodplains along the Rhine : results and practical experiences from the SDF project 2003-2008

Since 2003, German and Dutch organisations have been working together on the sustainable development of floodplains along the River Rhine. A wide variety of measures to improve water retention and discharge capacity including the relocation of dikes, the construction of water retention polders and side channels, and the redevelopment of floodplains by changing land use have been planned and implemented. The work was undertaken within the framework of the SDF project. The SDF project is an EU-funded project as part of the INTERREG IIIB North West Europe programme. The project encouraged collaborative activities in flood risk management, multiple land use in floodplains, nature development and public consultation. Contains the results and practical experiences of six years of intensive and successful cooperation on flood risk management.