HYDROCLIMATESTRATEGYRIGA

The main objective of the HydroClimateStrategyRiga project was to create the means necessary to ensure that hydrological processes intensified by climate change phenomena in Riga are adequately investigated and incorporated into the city’s planning system. This should mitigate the current and future impact of such floods on Riga’s economy, society, nature, biodiversity, water resources and human health.

All of the HydroClimateStrategyRiga project activities were successfully implemented and the expected project results and objectives fully reached. The most significant of these were:

The detailed analysis and assessment of the existing situation and future flooding trends for Riga. These were published in a comprehensive report on hydrological processes affecting the territory of Riga City and their current and potential impacts;

Development of a Flood Risk Management Plan for Riga. The plan includes specific flood risk prevention measures and considers different options to attract funding for risk prevention measures;

A collection of best practices and approaches in the identification, planning and management of flood risk zones in four European cities: Riga (Latvia); Rotterdam (the Netherlands); Antwerp (Belgium); and Hamburg (Germany);

The development of methodological guidelines for territorial planning in flood risk zones, leading to increased knowledge about the subject that could be applied by Riga City Council officials and planners, and by representatives of other municipalities in the EU.