flood protection
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffloodandprotection
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flood
noun
uk/flʌd/us/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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protection
noun[U]
uk/prəˈtek.ʃən/us/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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(Definition offloodandprotectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofflood protection
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For downstreamfloodprotection, similar investments must be made.
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In general, the group agreed on attributes such asfloodprotection, fish/prawns breeding, recreational quality, migratory bird species, and forest area.
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Engineering probabilistic design and maintenance forfloodprotection.
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Large river floodplains around the world support large population settlements, where development goals most often include improved navigation, enhanced agricultural production, andfloodprotection.
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These scenarios offer increasing levels offloodprotectionto land behind the embankments but decreasing access of fish to the floodplain.
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However, upstream storage also provides a public benefit,floodprotection, when water is excessive.
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Coordinatedfloodprotectionusually begins with information sharing, facilitating the design of flood information and early warning systems.
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A dam provides bothfloodprotectionduring the monsoon and water storage during the dry season.
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However, increases in flood damage costs may reduce joint funding by creating the opportunity for the downstream nation to free ride on the upstream nation'sfloodprotectioninvestments.
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Commercial applications include photography in connection with land use and planning, coastal andfloodprotection, conservation and landscape inventories and crop trials.
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When formulating the strategy, however, we must not forget the issue of transport safety, environmental safety,floodprotectionand the fight against cross-border crime.
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Logic dictates that any change in design that reduces the ability to drain the bay cannot have a beneficial effect onfloodprotection.
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Within this limit, expenditure will be reduced by £10,570,000 on agricultural schemes and by £1,398,000 onfloodprotection.
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I turn now to the arrangements for dealing with the individual drainage orfloodprotectionschemes.
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The local authorities may at their discretion undertakefloodprotectionworks under their land drainage powers.
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We must therefore ensure that the reconstruction effort focuses on reducing vulnerability; for example, byfloodprotectionand through the appropriate location of new housing.
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However, considerable revenue expenditure has been made—more than £1 million since 1996—to repair and maintain upstream floodbanks that providefloodprotectionto the town.
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In 1986–87, for the first time, capital investment in water, including the water authorities andfloodprotectionservices, is likely to exceed £1 billion.
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In other words, we must finance reservoirs andfloodprotectionschemes on a year-on-year basis.
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