Christina McCabe

2 months ago | smartwatermagazine.com | Christina McCabe

This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk. But allowing rivers room to move also delivers ecological benefits far beyond flood risk reduction. It supports biodiversity, improves water quality and stores carbon. As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme floods, rethinking our approach to managing floodplain rivers has never been more urgent.

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Jonathan D. Tonkin |Christina McCabe

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk. But allowing rivers room to move also delivers ecological benefits far beyond flood risk reduction. It supports biodiversity, improves water quality and stores carbon.

2 months ago | phys.org | Christina McCabe |Jonathan D. Tonkin

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution—for people and nature—isn't to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk.

2 months ago | theconversation.com | Christina McCabe |Jonathan D. Tonkin

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk. But allowing rivers room to move also delivers ecological benefits far beyond flood risk reduction. It supports biodiversity, improves water quality and stores carbon.

Dec 29, 2024 | huntnewsnu.com | Darin Zullo |Claudie Bellanger |Christina McCabe