Water Briefing
Improving Our Nation`s Flood Resilience Conferences
With EU environmental protections jeopardised by ‘Brexit’, and issues related to surface water flooding scheduled for a national review in 2017, this symposium will provide lead local flood authorities, environmental agencies, government departments, local authorities and businesses, with a timely and invaluable opportunity to analyse how best to build the UKs resilience to extreme flooding in the future. It will also enable relevant stakeholders with an opportunity to develop more robust general contingency and emergency planning frameworks, allowing local communities to respond quickly in times of crisis.
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Event Type:
Conference/Seminar
Date:
Jan. 19, 2017
Venue:
Grange Wellington Hotel
Location:
London
- Analyse the Government’s National Flood Resilience Review and other recent measures to ensure communities are protected against flooding.
- Identify gaps in the UK’s flood defence strategy and recommend gaps for future action and improvement.
- Consider the potential impact of Brexit upon future UK environmental protection and the subsequent implications for flood threatened communities.
- Examine how to make key infrastructure resilient to high levels of flooding, exploring best practice of co-operation with the UK energy supply industry.
- Determine how the Government and industry can work together to provide adequate, accessible and affordable insurance cover to those living in flood prone areas
- Assess how Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management can be approached effectively through Catchment Flood Management Plans.
- Discuss how Lead Local Flood Authorities can prepare and maintain a strategy for local flood risk management in their areas.
- Share best practice and gain a valuable insight into emergency preparedness and response at a local and national level.
- Recognise the role of communities, volunteers, emergency services and local authorities in responding to instances of extreme flooding