A greener, low-carbon Meuse-Rhine region

Flood Wisdom

PO2 A Greener Meuse Rhine
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  • Improving data collection using weather and water measuring tools
    01 Jan 2025
  • New ways to predict flood risks and reduce flooding
    31 Dec 2026
  • Understanding future discharges, flows and dynamics
    01 Jul 2027
  • Result indicator
    31 Dec 2027

In July 2021, the Euregio Meuse-Rhine was hit by very heavy rainfall. This caused major flooding in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, resulting in significant damage and suffering for many people. According to the IPCC, such floods may happen more often in the future because of climate change. That is why good cooperation is important. Governments, water boards, knowledge institutes, nature organizations, interest groups, and residents must work together on this issue. 

The Flood Wisdom project helps to be better prepared for floods. Eleven partners from the three countries are working together in this project. They have already gained experience working together in the EMFloodResilience project in 2022 and 2023. Flood Wisdom aims to improve our ability to predict floods. New systems and models are being developed so that people can respond faster to risks. Solutions are also being created to reduce the damage from water. For example, an early warning system for flash floods will be further developed. 

This project is important for the region. It has a budget of over eight million euros, with 650,000 euros set aside for management and communication. Flood Wisdom has three main parts: better data and measuring equipment, tackling obstacles in the water, and understanding water flows and nature in the future. 

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Details

Project type
Medium
Implementation
Project start icon 01 Jan 2025
Project end icon 31 Dec 2027
Budgets
8.034.146,73

Target audience

Higher education and research organisations Regional public authority Interest groups including NGOs Local public authority

Budgets

EU-contribution
€ 4,017,073.36
Regional co-financing
€ 1,232,234.71
Contribution project partners
€ 2,784,838.66

Our partners

  • Waterauthority Limburg

  • Rijkswaterstaat - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water management

  • University of Liege

  • Delft University of Technology

  • RWTH Aachen University

  • Research Institute for Nature and Forest

  • Waterboard Eifel-Rur

  • Regio Heinsberg

  • City of Weert

Our co-financers

  • Region Wallonne

  • Flemish Waterway

  • Agency for Nature and Forests

  • Land NRW

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