Recovery of flood plains and wetlands in La Pique basin

    Solution ID
    Description of solution
    Summary (Challenges; Objectives)

    The objectives of this restoration are:    - to reclaiming flood-prone areas that have know emergency work after the June 2013 flood events- to prevent flooding- to raise awareness of good practices among stakeholders and residents 

    Technical characteristics

    • Creation of a discharge channel     • Rédaction of a guide for vegetation management• Implementation of grazing on deposit shore• Prohibit acces on 2km of a stream• Creation of watering places for the cattle                           • Creation of island and/or groynes with the deposit to increase sinuosity and vary the flows• Riprap removal to increase lateral mobility • Creation of refuge areas for fauna

    Location Latitude
    42.6950000000
    Location Longitude
    0.6516670000
    Comment on location

    La Pique basin in France

    Keywords
    Ecosystem (s) impacted
    Rivers
    Hazard(s) concerned
    Floods
    Other challenges
    Ecosystem conservation
    Exposition
    Exposed assets
    Urban or residential areas
    Is there population exposed?
    Yes, medium density of population ( between 50 and 200 persons/km2)
    Activity
    Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?
    Don't know
    Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?
    Don't know
    Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?
    Don't know
    Are there new/traditional activities that increased?
    I don't know
    International classification
    Sustainable development goals addressed
    SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
    Sendai Frameword priorities addressed
    Priority 3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
    Actors
    Organizations involved in the implementation of the action

    Association "Nature en occitanie"Region OccitanieWater agency of Adour-GaronneDepartment Haute-Garonnes

    Temporal aspects
    Design life time of the action
    More than 10 years
    Implementation time of the action
    Between 5 and 10 years
    Financial aspects
    Financing source
    Regional government
    Risk reduction
    Hazard
    +
    Exposure
    +
    Vulnerability
    +
    Feasibility
    Technical Feasibility
    +
    Economic Feasibility
    +
    Environment
    Water
    +
    Soil
    NA
    Vegetation
    0
    Landscape
    0
    Biodiversity
    +
    Society
    Quality of Life
    +
    Community involvement
    NA
    Landscape Heritage
    +
    Economy
    Revitalization
    NA
    Local Economy
    NA
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