Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking in front of a setting sun on floodplains lining the Chobe River, northern Botswana. Vulnerable species.

Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) dust bathing on floodplains, Chobe River, Botswana. Vulnerable species.

Ingo Arndt / Floodplain close to Ubirr Rock Art Area, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, December 2010

Wim van den Heever / Large flock of Collared pratincoles (Glareola pratincola) taking off from floodplains, Chobe River, Botswana.

Juergen Freund / Signs about sea level rise, along floodplains of Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory, Australia.

Vincent Grafhorst / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group walking on floodplains, Chobe River, Botswana

Zoltan Nagy / White storks (Ciconia ciconia), Little egret (egreta garzetta) and Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) gathered at shallow lake on abandoned fish farm in the Danube floodplains, near Cetate, Romania. Aug...

Zoltan Nagy / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Danube floodplains, Cetate, Romania. April

Zoltan Nagy / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) fishing in a shallow pool near the village of Cetate in the Danube floodplains, Romania. August.

David Woodfall / Destruction of countryside in green belt close to market town, for building of houses in flood plain, future Glasdir estate, Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. This is a highlighted area...

David Woodfall / Destruction of countryside in green belt close to market town, for building of houses in flood plain, future Glasdir estate, Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. This is a highlighted area...

David Woodfall / Oak tree felled in order to make way for building of houses in flood plain, future Glasdir estate, Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. This is a highlighted areas in UK at risk of floodin...