Assemble a water rescue team

Climate change is causing increasingly heavy rainfall. These heavy rains also increase the risk of flooding. This may require measures to better protect your home against flooding. One such measure is to use a water guard.

What does water guard mean?

Waterwacht means that you and your neighbours, street, or neighbourhood use neighbourhood means of communication to help each other. This can be done, for example, by using a WhatsApp group. If there is a heavy downpour and you are not at home, you can neighbours your neighbours to take measures at your home. These should be measures that are easy to implement, such as placing a partition or sandbags, closing shutters, or sealing drain pipes.

Costs

There are no costs involved in forming a water watch with your neighbours. The water watch ensures that measures against flooding are taken at the right time. Preventive measures, such as barriers or sandbags, have already been purchased.

What do you need?

neighbours are willing to help you with this, a means of communication such as a WhatsApp group, and measures that are easy to implement.

Tips

Water watch requires good relations and clear communication with your neighbours. Make clear agreements with each other. Agree clearly when you will call on each other and what you expect from each other. Are you expecting bad weather? Keep a close eye on the forecasts and notify each other in good time.