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Ever wondered where the rain goes?
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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CIRIA’s susdrain project has launched a new animation on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) that provides an engaging and digestible overview of SuDS. The short animation demonstrates how changes to the natural water cycle caused by development can be positively managed, and, how SuDS turns this challenge into an exciting opportunity contributing to better places.
Bangladesh’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA): an evaluation of the “Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation in Bangladesh” Project (coastal afforestation/NAPA project)climate
Posted on: 24 September 2013
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Coastal zones are the highest priority sector in Bangladesh’s National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) due to the importance of the economic resources being affected; the urgency, severity and certainty of severe climate change impacts, and because coastal areas comprise 32% of the country’s land space, with over 35 million people (1/4 of the population) living just 1m above sea level. In this paper Josephine Zappia investigates communitiy based adaptation in coastal Bangladesh.
Six steps to property level flood resilience: guidance to property owners
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This new and independent guidance aims to help local authorities and property owners to better protect households and properties from flooding. The guidance provides a step-by-step process to the use of technologies, from surveying properties through to the maintenance and operation of products. Guidance for local authorities and professionals is also available here.
Response to public consultation on ‘Securing the future availability and affordability of home insurance in areas of flood risk’
Posted on: 11 September 2013
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A proposed new scheme for flood insurance in the UK may not be sustainable because the impacts of climate change have not been taken into account, according to a policy paper published by the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. Responding to a consultation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ‘Securing the future availability and affordability of home insurance in areas of flood risk’, which was launched in June 2013, the authors of the report warn that “flood risk is expected to increase due to climate change and continued development of floodplains for residential and commercial property, which increases the exposure of homes and businesses”.
Application of probabilistic forecasting in flood incident management
Posted on: 11 September 2013
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This guide illustrates a number simple methods which could be used to support clear, consistent, and objective decisions when using probabilistic forecasts. The report highlights that decision-making during flooding incidents is a dynamic process, and the researchers developed a framework to aid such decision-making with probabilistic forecasts. The framework is illustrated with case studies and is intended for use by practitioners and researchers. It will help inform the future direction of probabilistic flood forecasting as part wider developments in flood incident management.
Draft flood insurance consultation
Posted on: 9 September 2013
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This informal consultation is seeking views on draft laws about the future availability and affordability of flood insurance for homes.
Managing flood risk
Posted on: 4 July 2013
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The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published the findings of an inquiry into managing flood risk. The Committee argues that Government actions on flooding to spur economic growth are welcome but funding increases announced in this month’s Spending Round do not meet rising flood risk.
Surface water management and flooding: Plans, delivery and funding. London, 26 June 2013
Posted on: 2 July 2013
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The aim of this conference was to set out the context, scale and impact of surface water flooding and show how we are moving beyond the important phases of mapping and planning to deliver schemes to manage the risk of flooding to communities. Presentations are available online.
SuD it! Let’s do it. Birmingham, 4 June 2013
Posted on: 27 June 2013
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Presentations from four local authorities are available, outlining what they have been doing to make sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) happen.
Flooding bibliography
Posted on: 29 May 2013
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The Institution of Civil Engineers published this bibliography to accompany a conference held on 23 May 2013 on developing flood resilient communities.
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