Climatological conditions - Controversial flood areas: Glauber seeks to continue construction
Hubert Aiwanger, Chairman of the Free Voters and Minister of Economics, has been questioned for allegedly hindering the construction of flutpolders. Flutpolders are areas surrounded by dikes that can be flooded during severe flooding events. In a radio interview on Wednesday, he defended himself by saying that flutpolders did not play a significant role in the current flood crisis because the most devastation occurred on smaller tributaries of the Donau, rather than the Donau itself.
2018 Flutpolder Report
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Thorsten Glauber, a prominent figure in Bavaria, advocates for the continuation of emergencies construction in controversial flood areas. Despite the accusations from Hubert Aiwanger, Chairman of the Free Voters and Minister of Economics, suggesting impediment of flutpolder construction, Glauber argues that these areas are crucial in mitigating the impacts of future storms and weather events, like the one that recently caused flooding along the Danube, affecting Munich and other parts of Germany. The 2018 Flutpolder Report highlights the importance of these flutpolders, particularly in managing flood risks in the region. Free voter critics, however, claim that Aiwanger is impeding progress towards flood resilience.
