The principal aim of this Bulletin is to demonstrate the role played by dams in flood mitigation by describing real cases in which the dam operations during flood situations have significantly contributed to the reduction of damages, which would have been produced if the dam had no existed. Likewise, various dams under construction in which the flood mitigation has an important role are described. Additionally, future dam projects and their potential role in flood mitigation are discussed within an integrated approach, in which it is necessary to combine and coordinate all possible measures, both structural and non-structural, with greater attention placed on necessary implementation of non-structural actions, but emphasizing the fundamental role that dams play in flood mitigation.

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