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{{definition|Flood is the temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. <ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32007L0060&from=EN Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks, Official Journal of the European Union, L (288), 6.11.2007, Article 2]</ref> <ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52014SC0134&from=en EC SWD/2014/0134 final Overview of natural and man-made disaster risks in the EU]</ref>}}This shall include floods from rivers, mountain torrents, Mediterranean ephemeral water courses, and floods from the sea in coastal areas, and may exclude floods from sewerage systems; ‘flood risk’ means the combination of the probability of a flood event and of the potential adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with a flood event. <br/><br/> | {{definition|Flood is the temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. <ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32007L0060&from=EN Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks, Official Journal of the European Union, L (288), 6.11.2007, Article 2]</ref> <ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52014SC0134&from=en EC SWD/2014/0134 final Overview of natural and man-made disaster risks in the EU]</ref>}}This shall include floods from rivers, mountain torrents, Mediterranean ephemeral water courses, and floods from the sea in coastal areas, and may exclude floods from sewerage systems; ‘flood risk’ means the combination of the probability of a flood event and of the potential adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with a flood event. <br/><br/> | ||
| + | === International definitions === | ||
| + | ==== WHO ==== | ||
| + | {{definition|Overflowing by water of the normal confines of a stream or other body of water, or accumulation of water by drainage over areas which are not normally submerged. <ref>[http://www.who.int/hac/events/drm_fact_sheet_early_warning_natural_hazards.pdf WHO: Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets - Global Platform - May 2011]</ref>}}<br/> | ||
=== National Definitions === | === National Definitions === | ||
==== [[Netherlands]] ==== | ==== [[Netherlands]] ==== | ||
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Definitions
European Definition
This shall include floods from rivers, mountain torrents, Mediterranean ephemeral water courses, and floods from the sea in coastal areas, and may exclude floods from sewerage systems; ‘flood risk’ means the combination of the probability of a flood event and of the potential adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with a flood event.
International definitions
WHO
Overflowing by water of the normal confines of a stream or other body of water, or accumulation of water by drainage over areas which are not normally submerged. [3]
National Definitions
Netherlands
Overstroming: ‘het bezwijken of overlopen van dijken, kaden, sluizen of andere waterkeringen’. [4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks, Official Journal of the European Union, L (288), 6.11.2007, Article 2
- ↑ EC SWD/2014/0134 final Overview of natural and man-made disaster risks in the EU
- ↑ WHO: Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets - Global Platform - May 2011
- ↑ VPV Rotterdam
