With the threat of climate change raising global temperatures, potentially causing changes in weather patterns, thawing of permafrost areas and the increase in wild fires, debris flows and shallow landslide activity is expected to increase. The use of flexible-net barriers can be an efficient alternative to more traditional and costly mitigation measures such as dams and other rigid barriers. Unlike rockfall catchment fences, a technically correct solution involving flexible net systems must be designed on a site-to-site basis, based on a thorough understanding of the debris flow characteristics and loading parameters at any given site.