water management is one of the few areas in which a large part of projects have a practical component most of these projects are noregrets options as well since the cost of floods has been increasing because of the accumulation of assets in highrisk areas in addition a study commissioned by the bmfluw and the entities responsible for water management in the lander bmlfuw has shown that for the period up to there is no need for immediate practical measures for climate change adaptation for example floods were projected to vary between and relative to scenarios with no climate change