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Box 4.1           The European Floods Directive

The purpose of the Floods Directive (FD) (EU 2007) is to establish a framework for the assessment and management of flood risks, aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with floods. The FD defines a series of process steps to be taken, including associated efforts on data collection and reporting, but it does not include specified targets e.g. in terms of flood risk levels to be reached. The FD follows a 6-year cycle similar to the WFD (EU 2000). The first cycle will be completed by the end of 2015 when the member states are scheduled to adopt and make available the first round of Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs).