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flood control

Definition:
Measures taken to prevent or reduce harm caused by an unusual accumulation of water above the ground, often involving the construction of reservoirs and channeling structures. (Source: ALL / WWC)
broader terms
safety measure
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
RISKS, SAFETY
Themes:
disasters, accidents, risk
water
Other relations:
Has exact match
AGROVOC: Flood control
Wikipedia article
Flood control
Arabic: السيطرة على الفيضان
Basque: uholdeen kontrako neurri
Bulgarian: Контрол на наводненията
Catalan: control d'inundació
Chinese: 洪水控制
Croatian: kontrola poplava
Czech: ochrana před povodněmi
Danish: sikkerhedsforanstaltning mod højvande
Dutch: overstromingsbeheersing
English (US): flood control
Estonian: üleujutusohjeldus, tulvaohjeldus; üleujutustõrje, tulvatõrje
Finnish: tulvasuojelu, tulvien torjunta
French: lutte contre les inondations
German: Hochwasserbekämpfung
Greek: έλεγχος πλημυρών
Hungarian: árvízvédelem
Irish: rialú tuilte
Italian: controllo delle inondazioni
Latvian: plūdu kontrole, applūšanas kontrole
Lithuanian: potvynių kontrolė
Maltese: kontroll tal-għargħar
Norwegian: flomsikring
Polish: ochrona przeciwpowodziowa
Portuguese: controlo de cheias
Romanian: protecţia împotriva inundaţiilor
Russian: борьба с наводнениями
Slovak: protipovodňová ochrana
Slovenian: preprečevanje poplav
Spanish: control de inundación
Swedish: flödesreglering
Turkish: taşkın kontrolü
Ukrainian: боротьба з повенями
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3300>