9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay particular attention to planning and review sustainable land use policies, ecosystem absorption capacities and best practices in the light of the increased risk of flooding stemming from the way in which land, habitats and drainage systems are managed; also calls on the Commission to increase the capacity of flood-control and drainage infrastructure in order to limit the damage caused by extreme rainfalls; stresses that effective flood prevention has to be based on crossborder strategies;

3. Where an international river basin district, or unit of management referred to in Article 3(2)(b), extends beyond the boundaries of the Community, Member States shall endeavour to produce one single international flood risk management plan or a set of flood risk management plans coordinated at the level of the international river basin district; where this is not possible, paragraph 2 shall apply for the parts of the international river basin falling within their territory.

Flood risks in certain areas within the Community could be considered not to be significant, for example in thinly populated or unpopulated areas or in areas with limited economic assets or ecological value.

5. Emphasises the need to speed up the procedure to access EU funds for the recovery of agricultural land following floods and fires and for more financial aid to be made available for the development of flood defences; calls on the Commission and the Member States to review and share best practices in the light of the latest research into the increased risks of flooding and forest fires caused by the way in which land, habitats and drainage are managed; urges the Member States to facilitate natural drainage and water retention in the environment as far as possible while increasing the capacity of flood control and drainage infrastructure in order to limit the damag ...[+++]e that might arise from extreme rainfall;

5. Emphasises the need to speed up the procedure to access EU funds for the recovery of agricultural land following floods and fires and for more financial aid to be made available for the development of flood defences; calls on the Commission and the Member States to review and share best practices in the light of the latest research into the increased risks of flooding and forest fires caused by the way in which land, habitats and drainage are managed; urges the Member States to facilitate natural drainage and water retention in the environment as far as possible while increasing the capacity of flood control and drainage infrastructure in order to limit the damag ...[+++]e that might arise from extreme rainfall;

5. Emphasises the need to speed up the procedure to access EU funds for the recovery of agricultural land following floods and fires and for more financial aid to be made available in the development of flood defences; calls on the Commission and Member States to review and share best practices in the light of the latest research on the increased risks of flooding and forest fires caused by the way in which land, habitat and drainage are managed; urges the Member States to facilitate natural drainage and water retention in the environment as far as possible, while also increasing the capacity of flood control and drainage infrastructure to limit the damage from ext ...[+++]reme rainfall;