taking flood and drought risks, as well as climate change, into account in the planning process. Then, regional and sub-regional spatial strategies can be identified to ensure that risks do not increase and to prevent duplicating investments. The risk assessment will categorize an area to be regarded as vulnerable according to one of the three types of risks i.e. flood risk, drought risk and combined risk. Therefore, this will enable suitable policies and local measures to be chosen according to the different types of local risks.