This article examines differences in the capacity of people to deal with floods in Flood Risk Management (FRM) areas in UK, Finland, Belgium and France. Flood risks worldwide are increasing due to climate change. Managing these risks is ever more necessary. Although FRM is often understood as a technical challenge, it also involves decisions about the distribution of resources and risks in floods, which can be inherently unfair. https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/recognition-differences-capacity-deal-floods-cross-country-comparison-flood-risk