COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

Programme 2000 - 2006 North Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The project aimed at sustainable coastal risk management in the North Sea Region through exchange of experience and common evaluation and pilot studies. It addressed the following aspects of risk management: Improvement of policies and strategies, common strategic planning tools, participation methods and performance indicators as well as common technical methods.

Achievements (EN):

ComRisk addressed the issue of improved protection from coastal floods (i.e., coastal risk management) through a transfer and evaluation of knowledge and methods as well as common pilot studies. The projects contributed with nine studies on specific aspects of coastal risk management were conducted. In five evaluation studies, information from all participating countries was gathered and evaluated. In four pilot studies, state of the art risk assessments were carried out to test and evaluate newest methods for achieving the risk. In the cause of the project, seven expert workshops (about 140 participants) and a final conference (87 participants) were organised to exchange and evaluate experiences as well as to disseminate project results. In two pilot studies, local contacts groups were established to involve local knowledge. A final brochure and a technical report were published at the end of the project to disseminate outcomes to the general public as well as to coastal risk managers. The project ran under the auspices of the North Sea Coastal Managers Group. This network consists of high level coastal risk managers and officers from supreme authorities around the North Sea that meet once per year on an informal basis. One of the deficits acknowledged during these meetings was the lack of time to exchange experiences (due to other obligations). COMRISK was seen as a way to intensify this exchange which turned out to be very successful. As a consequence, the INTERREG IIIB project SAFECOAST was organised as a follow up of COMRISK to continue the more intensive networking.

Thematic information

Water management Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Schleswig-Holstein State Ministry of the Interior

Address: P.O. Box 7125 Düsternbrooker Weg 104, D-24105 Kiel, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Ministry of Traffic Danish Coastal Authority / Kystdirektoratet

Name: Ministry of Traffic Danish Coastal Authority / Kystdirektoratet

Address: Kystdirektoratet, Postboks 100, Højbovej 1, 7620 Lemvig, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management (RWS)

Name: Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management (RWS)

Address: Koningskade 4, 2596 AA Den Haag, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

NLWK, Betriebsstelle Norden

Name: NLWK, Betriebsstelle Norden

Address: Jahnstrasse 1, 26506 Norden, Germany

Legal status: n/a

National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ)

Name: National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ)

Address: Kortenaerkade 1, Postbus 20907, 2500 EX Den Haag, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Flemish Government - Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services - Division Coast

Name: Flemish Government - Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services - Division Coast

Address: 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Environment Agency, National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal

Name: Environment Agency, National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal

Address: National Customer Contact Centre, PO Box 544, S60 1BY Rotherham, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Road and Hydraulic Engineering Division (DWW)

Name: Road and Hydraulic Engineering Division (DWW)

Address: P.O. Box 5044, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

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Ministry of Traffic Danish Coastal Authority / Kystdirektoratet

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Schleswig-Holstein State Ministry of the Interior

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management (RWS)

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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NLWK, Betriebsstelle Norden

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ)

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Flemish Government - Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services - Division Coast

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Environment Agency, National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Road and Hydraulic Engineering Division (DWW)

COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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Summary

Project name (EN): COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

Project acronym: COMRISK

Project start date: 2002-02-25

Project end date: 2005-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 843 420.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 921 712.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 North Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-04-25

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

557 / 557 (100%)

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COMRISK: Common Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Storm Floods in Coastal Lowlands

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