In the frame of flood protection it becomes necessary to use land from third party land owners like farmers, for instance for water retention in polder areas. What kind of compensation schemes do exist on international scale for the land owner compensation for that kind of service ? Are these mainly monetary compensations, or are there also other types of incentives ? Thank you in advance !
This survey of farmers in Scotland see http://www.crew.ac.uk/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/publication/CREW_Land_Management_for_increased_flood_resilience.pdf
may be of interest as it details potential compensation schemes for natural flood management.
This report although published in 2005 see http://www.therrc.co.uk/pdf/reports/Ripon_farm_incentive_review_Final.pdf may also be of interest
Maybe you google the Room for River (Rhine) program in the Netherlands with an investment budget of several 100m Euro. The program has a range compensation options for land owners. Most of it is, as always in the national language as required for legal reasons. Be welcome if you need some translation into German or English.
In most of the Reservoirs in India, land is acquired to a Full Reservoir Level + 3 metres elevation to take care of the free-board. The farmers are compensated & Government acquires the land. However, since the water retention in this land is for limited periods, the lands are leased out for cultivation during the rest of the year.
Dear all,
thank you very much for your useful feedback!
Best regards, Petre
Hello Mr. Hein Van Gils,
i am currently working on the scientific question of Mrs Schneider. Is it possible to send me the german translation?
best regards Sebastian
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