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Documents and publications
2022

Plan of approach for exceptional low water events in the Meuse basin

This is a summary report on the plan of approach to deal with exceptional low water events such as those experienced in the Meuse International River Basin District after several consecutive years of the summer drought between 2017 and 2020.
European Commission
River bed and destroyed village after the July 2021 floods in Germany
Disasters
14 July 2022

Europe: floods July 2021

In July 2021, weather system ‘Bernd’ caused catastrophic damage and inconceivable human suffering in several European countries. Severe flooding, particularly in Germany, claimed more than 230 lives and left many communities in ruins.
Updates

Luxembourg climate resilience policy indicator

Average annual temperatures in 1981-2010 were around 1°C higher than in 1961-1990. Although temperatures have risen across all seasons, they have increased more in the summer and spring.
International Energy Agency
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Current and future flood risk in Luxembourg

How susceptible is Luxembourg to flood risk, what extreme weather events have occurred in recent years, and how may climate change impact on the country?
Royal HaskoningDHV
A family observes the aftermath of flooding on the banks of the Danube
Updates

If we don’t learn from past climate disasters, they will claim more lives in the future

A central focus of discussions at the ongoing UN climate summit COP26 in Glasgow is how to adapt to a warming world, including how to prevent climate hazards from becoming disasters.
Conversation Media Group, the
Research briefs

Using drones to better predict urban flooding

The University of Luxembourg and RSS-Hydro are building an urban terrain model with the help of drones, aerial and satellite images to feed flood models.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd University of Luxembourg
Policies and plans
1987

Council of Europe, Resolution (87)2, Setting up a co-operation group for the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters

This agreement establishes a Co-operation Group between the governments of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, the Republic of San Marino, Spain, and Turkey for the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural

Council of Europe
Updates

More than 40 climate change adaptation measures for Luxembourg

The environment ministry has presented 41 new measures in 13 sectors to deal with the effects of climate change in Luxembourg. Tourism, energy, health and regional planning are some of the sectors concerned by the measures, and the environment ministry also proposed to establish a flash floods project and a catalogue of measures for sustainable forest management.
Luxembourg Times
Policies and plans
2012

Luxembourg: Adaptation to climate change - Spatial planning strategies

This document details possible climate change adaptation measures and strategies, especially given that they will need to be embedded in the future development of Luxembourg's agglomerations. 

This document addresses all stakeholders in Luxembourg

Luxembourg - government
Documents and publications
2018

Assessing the real cost of disasters: the need for better evidence

This book provides an overview of OECD countries' efforts to collect information on both the economic impacts of disasters and the level of public resources invested in the management of risk. It is based on the results of an OECD survey, two expert

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development