Flooding brings a mental health cost
Research puts a figure on the cost of mental ill-health after suffering a flood, a price that has hitherto not being incorporated in the damage done to inundated households.
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Launch of the Property Flood Resilience Code
As much of the UK mops up after Storm Ciara, it is timely to draw attention to the launch of the Property Flood Resilience Code of Practice published by CIRIA (Construction Industry …
Flood Action Week, 20 – 26 January 2020
The Environment Agency has started this year’s ‘Flood Action Week’ campaign with a package of materials for use by businesses and homeowners. .
Floods: 2007 and 2019
At the start of London Flood Awareness Week, it is appropriate to look at the findings of a previous review of area flooding, albeit in a region again badly affected …
Flooding – Learning the Lessons
Lessons from the Carlisle floods in 2015 may need to be reinforced for a generation or more.
Establishing a water resilience baseline for Greater Manchester
Water lies at the heart of the historical development of Greater Manchester, which recently piloted the City Water Resilience Framework, and water-related hazards pose a serious risk.
Resilient water solutions for the historic city of Thessaloniki
Beautiful Thessaloniki is one of the eight cities that has contributed to the development of the City Water Resilience Approach. Its water resilience programmes also have the challenge of demands from agriculture and energy.
Dealing with flood risk together
With 90% of the city below high-tide level, Kingston-Upon-Hull in the United Kingdom is used to taking a lead on water resilience.
Four key steps to be flooding ready
Our recent briefing on making the population in many cities more resilient to the prospect of flooding
Flood Resilience: Consolidating Knowledge Between and Within Critical Infrastructure Sectors
The report investigates integrated system thinking, dynamic performance based design and education to establish a baseline of current state-of-the-art resilience and risk management concepts with respect to managing floods.