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What is the role of central/ local government

and

wider society in reducing flood risk, improving resilience and preparedness?

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We need to stop building in flood plains

(Summer 2007 floods - Yorkshire)

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Local authority engagement programme

for businesses

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Local authority engagement programme

for householders

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Local authority engagement programme

for schools

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The people in communities at risk need to

be involved in developing these plans

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What can communities and individuals do for themselves to build resilience … ?

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Ban the sand bag …

They don’t work - and then afterwards …

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… used, rotting, stinking sandbags

(Somerset 2014)

Ban the sand bag …

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Compare with modern barriers

Re-usable, washable AND effective

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A sandbag wall costs £231 per metre and is single use …

some temporary defences can cost as little as £205 per metre

and they are re-usable

Sound economic sense as well

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Latest edition has 15 Case Studies of homes/small businesses

and communities taking action – Peer-to-Peer method

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Homeowner has implemented both resistance

and resilience

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Sue Cashmore uses both Resilience and

Resistance – keeps shallow surface water

out, but uses resilient materials to cope

with deeper flood events

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Resilience can also be very stylish … #kitchen-envy

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Alternative resilience – reuse and recycle!

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Tanking - water

outside, but warm

and dry inside

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Using technology,

resilient materials and

plain old-fashioned

common sense

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Resilience works even for

groundwater flooding

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Combined strategies – keep water/sewage out as far as

possible, but be properly equipped for the residual

risks

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Some novel solutions

– for people and

poultry too

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Resilience doesn’t have to look ‘different’… you can’t tell

these floors are ceramic, not real wood

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And keeping items above flood level can

mean less bending down – an added

bonus, as we’re all getting older!

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Flood Re

- what improvements can be made to this to enhance individuals’ own preparedness?- how can policy makers encourage individuals to take responsibility for their own risk?- removing ‘perverse incentives’

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We need to act differently now when

repairing properties – because in less

than 23 years time risk based pricing

will return

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Thank you for listening!

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