Renaturation of the Seymaz river, Switzerland > Driver #2349
Driver type
Past flooding events
Driver role
main driver
Comments
Land use constraints have been the initiator factor to the implementation of the measure, since frequent floods happened to occur on farmlands in the Seymaz basin itself, linked to the artificialisation of the river during the past centuries. Floods in the urban areas downstream were already a problem.
Political context, legislation and existing funding sources have been a main factor leading the choice for the implementation of the NWRM, instead of †œtraditional† works for flood management.
Political context, legislation and existing funding sources have been a main factor leading the choice for the implementation of the NWRM, instead of †œtraditional† works for flood management.