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Planners approve new outline plan for flood control
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
Israeli firefighters search for people at a parking lot that was flooded following heavy rainfall in Ness Ziona, November 21, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
The National Planning and Building Council approves a new national outline plan to better prepare the country for flooding, a key consequence of climate change.
Initiated by the Agriculture Ministry and the Planning Administration, it defines Israel’s hydrological infrastructure for the first time.
The aim is to regulate and protect “sponge” areas that can help with flood control, and establish a mechanism to preserve river floodplains, which absorb overflow rainwater.
The outline will help planning and development bodies in Israel and will be submitted for comment to the district planning committees.
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