Catchment 08 Seminar

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Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management

Roy Lobley, Environment Agency

Presented on 17/18 September 2008

Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management

Roy Lobley, Environment Agency

Climate Change Impacts on our Coasts and Rivers Increased storminess Increased rainfall Increased sea level and wave height Increased flood and erosion risk Increasing pressures on coastal, estuary and river defences

Environment Agency Role Provision of Flood Risk Management Providing Planning Advice Creation of habitats and enhancing biodiversity

How and when should we plan for this?

Or this?

Flood and Erosion Risk Planning Catchment Flood Management Plans Shoreline Management Plans Manage the likelihood and consequence of flooding and erosion Provide benefits to the environment, society and Economy Consider traditional and new ways of managing the risk

Why do we need SMP’s and CFMP’s? Adaptation to climate change Manage fluvial and coastal flood and erosion risks on bigger scale Avoid ad hoc approaches Plan for 100 years Inform other planning documents and risk mapping

What is a Shoreline Management Plan?

‘A Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) is a large-scale assessment of the risks associated with coastal processes and helps to reduce these risks to people and the developed, historic and natural environment’

The generation gap!

How we used to do things...

SMP Policies No active intervention Managed Realignment Advance the Line Hold the Line

What is a Catchment Flood Management Plan?

High level plan

Current and future flood risks

Effect of potential changes

Policies for sustainable flood risk management

Aims Sustainable flood risk management Maximise opportunities to work with nature Support Government and other organisations’ policies Our Environmental Vision Inform and support planning policies Land use plans and Water Framework Directive Contribute to sustainable development Ultimately, to reduce flood risk

Outputs

Long-term flood risk management policies

Possible measures

Further studies/actions

CFMP Policies No active intervention Reduce existing Flood Risk Management actions Continue with existing or alternative actions Take further action to sustain the current level of flood risk Take further action to reduce flood risk Take action to increase the frequency of flooding

Adaptive Approaches Integrating FCERM policies into existing planning frameworks Proactive approaches for those affected by flood and erosion risk New land use management opportunities Funding and grants, resistance and resilience pilots, well-being powers

Sharing the Risk Climate change and increased flood and coastal erosion risk is a shared problem We can manage risk and raise awareness Need to work with others to integrate flood and erosion risk into wider planning frameworks

Flood Risk Mapping

Partners Planning, development control, creating and managing habitats and raising awareness of adaptive approaches. Communicating risk to the public is a shared responsibility Working together to integrate approaches to planning and development in flood and erosion risk zones is key