COUNTERACTING THE FLOODING RISK

In recent decades, Denmark has been increasingly exposed to extreme weather events as heavy rainfalls. With 8000 kilometers of coastline, Denmark is naturally exposed to a severe risk of flooding (UNDRR 2021). Climate change has exacerbated the situation, while increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards. The warmer temperatures are leading to sea rise level which contributes to more storm surge events and impact groundwater quality (Copenhagen Climate Adaptation Plan 2011). In 2010 and 2011, Copenhagen faced the direct consequences of climate change, being hit in 12 months by three devastating cloudburst storms assessed as 100-year rain-events (Tu, X. 2016). As a response, the City Council enacted in 2011 a rigorous water management plan, the Copenhagen Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP). The CAP aims to reduce in priority the city’s vulnerability to extreme water events and sea rise level, while taking into consideration urban heat and groundwater availability issues. <a href="https://medium.com/@lucreziapalma13/counteracting-the-flooding-risk-63c4cd7c81b8">Website</a>