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Agreement between the Federal State and the Länder Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna concerning projects on flood protection in the area of the Austrian Danube.

Country/Territory
Austria
Territorial subdivision
Wien
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Flood Sub-national agreement
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

Keeping in mind the severe flooding of 2002, the purpose of the present sub-national agreement is to introduce an efficient coordination between on the one hand the Federal State, and on the other the Länder Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna with a view to adopot rapid and appropriate measures in case of flooding. At the same time, a related Ordinance shall be issued by the Federal Minister for Traffic, Innovation and Technology assigning power to the above-mentioned regions. Article 2 est

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at