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The EU Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) aims to reduce and manage the risks of floods to human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity. The Directive requires Member States to assess what rivers and coast lines are at risk from flooding, to map the possible extent of flooding and the assets and humans atrisk in such areas, and to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce the risks. All EU Member States have to develop such flood hazard and risk maps by 2013. Using hazard maps, this planning aims to limit increases in potential damage, to avoid aggravating it in risk areas, and even to reduce it in the longer term. European countries outside the EU generally have similar legislation.