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… - Erosion control … - Water temperature control … - Biological control … - Riverine flood control … - Coastal flood protection … 3.6 Flood bypasses … multiple policy areas. For example, floodplains can reduce flood risk and simultaneously improve water quality, recharge …

… options such as infrastructure for coastal defences and flood control, and new irrigation facilities and reservoirs for … the total benefits (stable supply of good quality water, flood control, fishing and recreational value, biodiversity) …

… direct values (e.g. raw materials), indirect values (e.g. flood control), option values (the premium placed to maintain … of water-related hazards and disasters, for example flood attenuation, and maintenance of water supplies in dry …

… people depend in the face of climate change, such as for flood protection, water flow regulation in dry spells, wind … c) Regulation Services: Hydrological regulation; erosion control; water quality and quantity; reduction of natural … climate change impacts. To adapt successfully to increased flood and water induced changes it is essential for Nadi …

… They represent cheaper and more sustainable flood management solutions, while providing natural habitats … wetlands, is now very highly urbanized (93%). Initially, flood risk management relied mainly on the construction of … such as retention basins, coupled with automated control systems. In the 1990s, new upstream management …

… for releasing water and the state of the key water control outlets and structures. The periodic re-licensing of … In the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, a 1-in-5 year flood event in the Barmah-Millewa Forest is enhan- ced … fish and fibre, and ‘services’ such as water purification, flood mitigation and recreational opportunities. Healthy …

… la Poudre River to recover ecological function and reduce flood risk in Fort Collins, Colorado .................. Case … rice paddy fields contribute to biodiversity conservation, flood control and the local economy ......................... Case …

… England (Baker, 2006) and actions have been taken to control the matandrea or butterfly ginger (Hedychium … processes to occur after disturbances such as fire, wind, flood, earth movements and tidal surges. Retaining standing … infrastructure (embankments and sluice gates) to manage flood releases. See Case Study 6. f. Monitor the impact of …

… and wealth are often still largely determined by the control of, and access to, land. As a result, land is … land by 2030.55 Hydropower developments directly flood large areas, open up new areas for exploitation, and … -100 -50 0 50 100 % pb l.n l High river discharge Flood risk Less More in dryland regions, where for many small …

… spanned the former political border between strong state control in the East and the different governance models … 36km away. Since then, it has been possible to avoid major flood damage. Transboundary cooperation was essential because … rain forests, with their rich variety of species and flood plain forest dynamics. More than 600 different species …