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 |