Research project IM/RT/22/Chrisis (Research action IM)
More than 250 heritage sites were impacted by the July 2021 floods. The insufficient preparation of these sites (general lack of emergency plans), the absence of a transversal vision of heritage management, the timing of the floods (summer holiday period), as well as the consequences of the health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus have seriously hampered the implementation of a coordinated and efficient response strategy. The RICH, in close collaboration with the regional organisations concerned and at their request, has been working since the beginning of the flood crisis to organise this cross-cutting response.
Funding is provided within the Restart and Transition Plan to support the coordination role of the RICH.
