| AA |
Appropriate Assessment |
| AEP |
Annual Exceedance Probability |
| AFA |
Area for Further Assessment |
| AR5 |
5th Assessment Report (IPCC) |
| BCR |
Benefit - Cost Ratio |
| CFRAM |
Catchment-Based Flood Risk Assessment and Management |
| DHPLG (Formerly DECLG) |
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Formerly Department of Environment, Community and Local Government) |
| EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESB |
Electricity Supply Board |
| EU |
European Union |
| FRMP |
Flood Risk Management Plan |
| FRR |
Flood Risk Review |
| HEFS |
High-End Future Scenario |
| HPW |
High Priority Watercourse |
| INFF |
Irish National Flood Forum |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IROPI |
Imperative Reasons of Over-riding Public Interest |
| MCA |
Multi-Criteria Analysis |
| MPW |
Medium Priority Watercourse |
| MRFS |
Mid-Range Future Scenario |
| NCCAF |
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework |
| OPW |
Office of Public Works |
| PCD |
Public Consultation day |
| RBD |
River Basin District |
| RBMP |
River Basin Management Plan |
| SAC |
Special Area of Conservation |
| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SFRA |
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment |
| SI |
Statutory Instrument |
| SPA |
Special Protection Area |
| SUDS |
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems |
| UoM |
Unit of Management |
| PFRA |
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment |
| WFD |
Water Framework Directive |
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