The TU University Dortmund invites academics, policy makers, water managers, spatial planners, lawyers, and other stakeholders involved in spatial flood risk management to submit an abstract for oral presentations for the conference. Submission deadline is April 16^th, 2023. Presentations on dealing with the implementation of natural water retention measures on private property are welcome. 

The IWRA Task Force Land4Flood Network will hold, in cooperation with IWRA, its next Land4Flood conference in Dortmund, Germany, from September 27 to 29, 2023. The conference will be hosted by the “Land policy and land management" research group, part of the Department of Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University.

Themes to be covered at the conference include:

1. the hydrological effectiveness of nature-based measures for flood retention
2. conflicts between land uses when implementing nature-based measures
3. regulatory aspects of nature-based solution implementation and
4. financial considerations

Click here to find more information about the conference

If you would like to submit an abstract you'll find the submission form until April 16th here

Also young academics are strongly encouraged to participate! A workshop for PhD-students is organized at the start of the conference, at September 27!

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