Coastal protection

Level Key words Year Regulation applicable Description More info Most important Status in NL Status in DE Status in DK
National Denmark, Coastal protection, Environmental protection 2021 Bekendtgørelse om miljøvurdering af planer og programmer og af konkrete projekt…

Executive Order on environmental assessment of plans and programs and of specific projects. Specific precautions may apply in case the project is located within the coastal zone.

No In force
National The Netherlands, Coastal flood defence, Environmental protection, Coastal protection 2016 Natura 2000-beheerplan Waddenzee Periode 2016-2022

Natura 2000 Wadden Sea Management Plan (2016-2022). It aims the protection of marine and coastal habitats. It covers flooding.

More info Yes Non binding
National The Netherlands, Coastal flood defence 2016 Regeling veiligheid primaire waterkeringen 2017

Primary flood defense regulations 2017. It contains rules "for determining the hydraulic load and the strength and procedural rules for assessing the safety of primary flood defences".

Yes In force
National The Netherlands, Coastal flood defence 2020 Delta Programme 2020

The Delta Programme 2019 aimed to continue the work on the detla: adapting the Netherlands to climate change in time. The Delta Programme 2020 aims to continue to work on the delta: sober, alert and prepared. It includes the Delta Plan on Flood Risk Management and the Delta Decision on Flood Risk Management.

More info Yes Non binding
National The Netherlands, Coastal flood defence 2020 Regeling aanwijzing categorieën duurzame energieproductie en klimaattransitie 2…

Regulation designating categories of sustainable energy production and climate transition 2020. This Act applies to some extent to flood defence works.

No In force
National The Netherlands, Coastal flood defence 2020 Waterregeling

Water control regulation. This regulation contains rules regarding the management and use of water systems. It applies to a certain extent to flood defence works.

No In force
National The Netherlands, Environmental protection, Coastal flood defence, Coastal protection 2020 Nationale Omgevingsvisie Duurzaam perspectief voor onze leefomgeving

National Environmental Vision: Sustainable perspective for our living environment. It covers topics like coastal flood defence and coastal protection.

More info Yes Non binding
National Germany, Coastal flood defence 1960 Baugesetzbuch (BauGB)

Building Code. According to the code, munipalities must define a land-use plan which takes "the interests of coastal or flood protection and flood prevention, in particular the avoidance and reduction of flood damage" (§ 1.6.12).

Yes In force
National Germany, Coastal flood defence 1968 Bundeswasserstraßengesetz (WaStrG)

Federal Waterways Act. Like the Water Management to which it refers, this Act aims coastal flood defence.

No In force
National Germany, Coastal flood defence 1969 Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Kü…

Law on the joint task "Improvement of the agricultural structure and coastal protection".

No In force
National Germany, Coastal flood defence 1990 Raumordnungsverordnung (RoV)

Spatial Planning Ordinance. It applies to dykes and dams.

Yes In force
TWSC Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation, Environmental protection, Coastal flood defence, Coastal protection 2010 Wadden Sea Plan

The Wadden Sea Plan 2010 relates to some extent to the danger of floods and measures to be taken in order to protect the land and its inhabitants (Points 7.1 and 7.2). It also aims the protection of the coastal environment.

More info Yes Non binding Non binding Non binding
TWSC Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation, Environmental protection, Coastal protection, Coastal flood defence 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

The Climate Change Adaptation Strategy aims to preserve the environment in the Wadden Sea. This includes the evaluation of the effects of coastal risk management on natural dynamics. It anticipates sea level rise and develops a long-term approach including regarding coastal defence.

More info Yes Non binding Non binding Non binding