On the «FLOOD-WISE» final conference

On October 23 – 24, 2012 the final conference of the project «FLOOD-WISE» takes place in Maastricht. «FLOOD-WISE» is a European funded project in which water managers from various European countries exchange experiences with flood risk management. The objective of the project «FLOOD-WISE» is to improve cross border flood risk management in six European river basins of international importance. Belarus is one of three partners countries of the EU in this project.

The Belarusian delegation to the conference includes the heads of the Brest Regional Committee of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, as well as representatives of the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources.” At the invitation of the organizers the conference was also attended by the representative of the Embassy of Belarus in the Netherlands.

On October 23, 2012 the Belarusian delegation briefed the conference on cross-border cooperation in the border areas of the basin of the Bug river. The conference participants, organizers and managers of the project «FLOOD-WISE» praised the quality of the work carried out by Belarusian specialists  in flood risks assessment, creation of flood risk maps and flood risk management plans.

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