Prime minister said in 2014 lessons would be learned, but latest floods show he has continued to ignore red flag after red flag Read more
Today programme on Radio 4 – interview with Jillian Labadz
Jillian Labadz of Nottingham Trent University talks on flood mitigation – 28th December 2015
CIWEM/National Flood Forum Conference 2015
Tim Farr (Chair), Jacky Huson, James Parker, Jillian Labadz (Nottingham Trent University lecturer) and Josh Wells (NTU PhD student) attended the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)/NFF conference this year on December 2nd in London at the hastily rearranged venue of Cavendish Conference Centre. The conference was attended by around 150 people drawn… Read more »
Flood forum in Southwell sends response over defences
Key areas for defence work have been highlighted in a response to a report into flooding in Southwell. The town’s Flood Forum set up technical groups, made up of skilled individuals, to look into the report commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council. Its response, which includes the views of the town council, has been sent to… Read more »
Dr Jillian Labadz interview on Radio Nottingham
Dr Jillian Labadz, lecturer at Nottingham Trent University talks about the flooding in Cumbria, the impact on a community, what can be done and how Flood Forums, such as ours in Southwell can greatly contribute towards managing flood risk, help a community be prepared and recover from flooding. Listen to her interview with Richard Allen… Read more »
A country more flood resilient
The Environment Secretary announced today a National Flood Resilience Review to better protect the country from future flooding and increasingly extreme weather events. Read more
‘Unprecedented’ storms and floods are more common than we think’
Press Release from University of Cambridge, issued by the British Society of Geomorphology Flooding experts say flood risk has been ‘grossly underestimated’, putting lives at risk The recent ‘unprecedented’ flooding in north-west England might be more common than currently believed, a group of scientists has warned. A team of experts from the Universities of Aberystwyth,… Read more »
£51 million more for homes and businesses affected by floods
The Chancellor has today (Wednesday 9 December) announced an additional £51 million to support households and businesses affected by last weekend’s devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancashire. Read more
National Flood Forum bulletin – November 2015
This issue includes an article on a group’s visit to a see natural flood management in practice, a flood awareness day, various updates and an introduction to a new member of the NFF team. November 2015 – bulletin
Flood Study Report
Southwell Flood Study Launch and Consultation Following the public meeting on Thursday 17th September, at Southwell Minster School which over 200 people attended, Nottinghamshire County Council released the long-awaited Southwell Flood Study report, which is now available online. There is also a Reference copy at Southwell Library. Please go to the NCC website page where there are… Read more »
