Floods Directive

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European Union directive

The Floods Directive is a European Union law that requires member states to assess, map, and manage flood risks to reduce the adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage, and economic activity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
EU Floods Directive	2
Floods Directive canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10832348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Floods Directive
Context triple: [Severn River Basin District, legislativeFramework, Floods Directive]

A. Danube Flood Risk Management Plan
The Danube Flood Risk Management Plan is a coordinated international strategy that outlines measures to prevent, reduce, and manage flood risks across the Danube River Basin.
B. European Union Water Framework Directive
The European Union Water Framework Directive is a key EU environmental law that sets comprehensive standards and goals for protecting and improving the quality and ecological health of inland and coastal waters across member states.
C. 2016 European floods
The 2016 European floods were a series of severe late-spring flooding events that affected multiple countries across Central Europe, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread disruption.
D. Danube River Basin Management Plan
The Danube River Basin Management Plan is a comprehensive international framework that coordinates water protection, sustainable use, and ecological restoration efforts across the Danube River basin countries.
E. Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Floods Directive
Target entity description: The Floods Directive is a European Union law that requires member states to assess, map, and manage flood risks to reduce the adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage, and economic activity.

A. Danube Flood Risk Management Plan
The Danube Flood Risk Management Plan is a coordinated international strategy that outlines measures to prevent, reduce, and manage flood risks across the Danube River Basin.
B. European Union Water Framework Directive
The European Union Water Framework Directive is a key EU environmental law that sets comprehensive standards and goals for protecting and improving the quality and ecological health of inland and coastal waters across member states.
C. 2016 European floods
The 2016 European floods were a series of severe late-spring flooding events that affected multiple countries across Central Europe, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread disruption.
D. Danube River Basin Management Plan
The Danube River Basin Management Plan is a comprehensive international framework that coordinates water protection, sustainable use, and ecological restoration efforts across the Danube River basin countries.
E. Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union directive ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionDate	2007-10-23 ⓘ
aimsTo	reduce adverse consequences of flooding for cultural heritage ⓘ reduce adverse consequences of flooding for economic activity ⓘ reduce adverse consequences of flooding for human health ⓘ reduce adverse consequences of flooding for the environment ⓘ
appliesTo	all types of floods ⓘ coastal floods ⓘ flash floods ⓘ river floods ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	2007-11-26 ⓘ
encourages	solidarity between Member States in flood risk management ⓘ
EULexNumber	32007L0060 ⓘ
geographicScope	EU coastal areas ⓘ EU river basins ⓘ
implementedBy	EU Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
languageOfTitle	all official EU languages ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty ⓘ
monitoredBy	European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
obligesMemberStatesTo	identify areas of potential significant flood risk ⓘ prioritise measures based on risk ⓘ set objectives for flood risk management ⓘ
officialName	Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea	climate change adaptation ⓘ disaster risk reduction ⓘ water management ⓘ
promotes	preparedness for floods ⓘ prevention of flood damage ⓘ protection against floods ⓘ
relatedTo	EU Civil Protection Mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	consideration of climate change impacts on flood occurrence ⓘ coordination at river basin district level ⓘ flood hazard maps ⓘ flood risk management plans ⓘ flood risk maps ⓘ preliminary flood risk assessment ⓘ public participation in preparation of flood risk management plans ⓘ
requiresCoordinationWith	Water Framework Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ
reviewCycle	every six years ⓘ
shortName	EU Floods Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeframeRequirement	flood hazard and risk maps by 2013 ⓘ flood risk management plans by 2015 ⓘ preliminary flood risk assessments by 2011 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Severn River Basin District → legislativeFramework → Floods Directive ⓘ

Elbe River Basin District → subjectTo → Floods Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Floods Directive

Danube Flood Risk Management Plan → isRelatedTo → Floods Directive ⓘ