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SNIFFER FRM CONFERENCE 2010 - Edinburgh, 10 & 11 February 2010
SNIFFER held the fifth annual Flood Risk Management Scotland conference on 10 & 11 February 2010 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. This event was supported by the Scottish Government, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link. 190 delegates attended from government, local government, academia, emergency services and consultancies.
The conference was held over two days and was comprised of 4 sessions, including:
- An update on the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 implementation in Scotland, and progress since last year’s conference;
- An update on SEPA’s Flood Warning Direct programme;
- Dissemination of research and sharing knowledge of experiences in managing flooding sustainably and engaging with stakeholders on working with nature in flood management.
A full record of the event can be downloaded here.
Copies of the presentations are available by clicking the links below:
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2010
Session 1: Introduction & Policy Developments
Chaired by Bob Irvine, Scottish Government
Introduction to the conference
Gina Martin, Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
Scottish Government welcome
Rosanna Cunningham MSP, Scottish Government
FRM (Scotland) Act: where we are now
Judith Tracey & Stuart Greig, Scottish Government
Session 2: The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act: Implementation
Chaired by Kirsty Irving, SNIFFER
Meeting the challenge of implementing the FRM Act
Roy Richardson, SEPA
Meeting the challenge of implementing the FRM Act
Sandy Gillon, Glasgow City Council
The challenges of implementation
Barbara Barbarito, Scottish Water
Session 3: Flood Forecasting and Warning
Chaired by David Faichney, SEPA
Developments in Flood Forecasting and Warning in Scotland
Michael Cranston, SEPA
The National Flood Forecasting Centre in France – SCHAPI
Caroline Wittwer, SCHAPI, France
Developing a Joint Met Office – SEPA approach to Forecasting
Stephen Anderton, Entec
Delivering Better Flood Warning Communications
Stewart Prodger, SEPA
DAY 2: THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2020
Session 4: Sustainable Flood Management - knowledge supporting practitioners in implementation
Chaired by Kirsty Irving, SNIFFER
Sustainable Flood Management within the FRM (Scotland) Act
Stuart Greig, Scottish Government
Natural flood management –ongoing work
Debi Garft, Scottish Government, Mike Donaghy Mike Donaghy Associates
Experiences of working with landowners - working together
Luke Comins, Tweed Forum
Session 5: Sustainable Flood Management – continued
Chaired by Stuart Greig, Scottish Government
Building trust in managing flooding sustainably
Simon Langan, Macaulay Institute
Pontbren – land owner buy in
Mike Richards, Coed Cymru
Building Stakeholder engagement – experiences in practice
Paul Hendy, Scottish Flood Forum
The New Flood Risk Management Act - What is the real cost to Scotland? Friday 9th October 2009, Perth
This one day conference examined the new legislation on flood risk management for Scotland. It aimed to address issues such as whether it will be effective; whether the legislation will go far enough and how do the key stakeholders plan to take forward the requirements within the legislation?
The conference focussed on answering the question – what is the real cost to Scotland? Contributors from a variety of organisations including the Scottish Government, the Scottish Flood Forum, the Met Office, local government and speakers from the development and agriculture industries will speak on what they believe is the real cost of flooding - not just financially but also environmentally, socially and economically.
For more details, please visit http://www.mackayhannah.com/upcoming-conferences/the-new-flood-risk-management-act-what-is-the-real-cost-to-scotland/
IEMA: Sustainable Flood Retention Basins to Control Flooding and Diffuse Pollution, Thursday 17th September 2009, EdinburghThe seminar covered some of the latest Scottish case studies on Sustainable Flood Retention Basins used for flood and diffuse pollution control. The focus will be on the implementation of the new Scottish Flood Risk Management Bill (executing the EU Flood Directive) and on a new method for identifying and characterising sustainable flood retention basins.
For more details and booking information, please visit http://www.iema.net/?module=ievents&func=view&catid=_81&cid=0&theme=&numitems=10&eid=866.
Rural Flooding Issues: Challenges and Opportunities, Thursday 3rd September 2009, Edinburgh
Rural flooding may be less newsworthy than urban flooding but can have high impacts, now, which are set to increase as the climate changes and sea levels rise, unless we plan mitigation strategies. These strategies include both physical flood defences and land management interventions, together with improved management of flood risks.
This seminar was led by Prof Chris Spray, of the UNESCO centre at Dundee University, providing an overview of the threats and potential solutions, with Dr Alan MacDonald (BGS) on the hydrology regime and groundwater impacts, and Dr Nadeem Shah and Dr Tom Nisbet, (Forest
Research) on the potential for land management interventions to help "slow the flow". Roy Richardson (SEPA) concluded the presentations with a summary of the regulatory framework and the need, and opportunities, for new research.
The seminar was organised by Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research (ECRR).
Sustainable Flood Risk Management in Scotland: Implementation and key legislation - 16th June 2009, Edinburgh
This conference examined the ongoing Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill and its implications for local authorities, service providers and a range of other individuals and organisations. Delegates heard from key policy makers regarding the development of the Bill and the changes which are being considered regarding risk management responsibilities, funding regimes, early warning systems and contingency planning. Speakers examined how we can actively mitigate the impact of climate change on flood risk, including the impact of the Climate Change Bill. There was also a discussion session to identify the main difficulties, and possible solutions, for successful implementation.
SEPA Business and Flood Risk Seminar - Edinburgh, 17 March 2009
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) hosted a free event for businesses and business representatives, which addressed the issues of flooding in Scotland. Speakers shared their experiences of flooding, the effects it can have on business and ways in which it can be prepared for.
Presentations from the seminar can be downloaded from the SEPA website at http://www.sepa.org.uk/flooding/business__flood_risk_seminar.aspx
SNIFFER FRM CONFERENCE 2009 - Glasgow, 24 & 25 February 2009
SNIFFER held the fourth annual Flood Risk Management Scotland conference on 24 & 25 February 2009 at the Glasgow City Chambers. This event was supported by the Scottish Government, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link. 200 delegates attended from government, local government, academia, emergency services and consultancies.
The conference was held over two days and was comprised of 5 panel sessions covering a multitude of flooding risk management topics. Attendees also had an opportunity to attend the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme as a optional field trip.
A full record of the event including key outcomes and next steps for SNIFFER is available here.
Copies of the presentations are available by clicking the links below:
DAY 1: TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2009
Session 1. Introductory and Policy Developments
Bob Irvine, Scottish Government
Kirsty Irving, Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
Judith Tracey, Scottish Government
Session 2. The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill: implementation
Perspectives of the Competent & Responsible Authorities
Session 3. Flood Warning and Dissemination
Mike Cranston, SEPA
Pascal Lardet, Halcrow
Alex Hill, the Met Office
Paul Hendy, Scottish Flood Forum
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2009
Session 4. Research supporting practitioners
Debi Garft Scottish Government & Andrew Black, University of Dundee
Howard Wheater, Imperial College London
Alan Werritty, University of Dundee
Session 5. Research supporting practitioners continued
Alan Macdonald, British Geological Survey
Philippe Sentenac, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Sandy Gillon, Glasgow City Council
Session 6. White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme field trip
Alan McGowan, Halcrow
SNIFFER-SEPA PLUVIAL FLOODING MEETING, EDINBURGH, 25 NOVEMBER 2008
SNIFFER, on behalf of SEPA, held a meeting to discuss the challenges and opportunities for warning and mapping of pluvial flooding. The meeting was held on 25 November 2008 at the Surgeons Hall,Edinburgh. 50 invited delegates attended from government, local government, academia, consultancies, the Met Office and Scottish Water.
The meeting was chaired by Andrew Black from the University of Dundee. Copies of the presentations can be downloaded using the links below, and a summary of the discussion is available here.
1. Extreme Rainfall Alert Service
Richard Orrell, Met Office
2. Countrywide Flood Forecasting using Grid-based Hydrological Modelling
Bob Moore, Steve Cole, Vicky Bell and Alice Robson, CEH Wallingford;
Presented by Bob Moore
3. Flood Warning for Pluvial Flooding: Outcomes from the RF5 Study
Ronnie Falconer, Jacobs
4. Pluvial or Surface Water Flood Mapping - Part 1
Pluvial or Surface Water Flood Mapping - Part 2
David Bassett, JBA Consulting
SNIFFER FRM CONFERENCE, DUNFERMLINE 26 & 27 FEBRUARY 2008
SNIFFER held the annual Flood risk management Scotland conference 2008 on 26 & 27 February 2008 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This event was supported by the Scottish Executive, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link. 150 delegates attended from government, local government, academia, emergency services and consultancies.
The conference was held over two days for the first time and the new two day format was very well received. Attendees also had an opportunity to attend the Glen Devon Natural Flood Management Demonstration Site
A full record of the event including key outcomes and next steps for SNIFFER is available here.
Copies of the presentations are available by clicking the links below:
Session 1. Introductory and Research Developments
Gina Martin, Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
Linda Hemsley, Halcrow
Tom Ball, Dundee University
EU CRUE ERA-NET projects ‘Risk assessment and risk management: effectiveness and efficiency of non-structural flood risk management measures’:
Richard Ashley, Sheffield University
Alan Werritty, Dundee University
Sessions 2 & 3: EU Floods Directive
Stuart Greig, Scottish Government
David Seaman, Scottish Government
Initial response / views from Scottish stakeholders:
National Flood Forum (Paul Hendy, National Flood Forum)
Session 4: The Flooding (Scotland) Bill: consultation
Fiona Quinn, Flooding Bill Manager, Scottish Government
Councillor Alison Hay, COSLA Spokesperson for Regeneration and Sustainable Development
Copies of papers provided to delegates are available here:
SNIFFER FRM service research update, February 2008
The European Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks (2007/60/EC) - Summary Briefing Note
The Future of Flood Risk Management in Scotland - An introduction to the Bill Proposals
The Future of Flood Risk Management in Scotland - Flooding Bill Advisory Group
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FLOODING SUMMIT, 10 SEPTEMBER 2007
The First Minister announced on 5 September 2007 that the Scottish Government would introduce a Flooding Bill in this parliamentary session. The Scottish Government recognises that the current flooding legislation will not meet the requirements of the 21st century and, in light of the recent widespread and devastating flooding in England, sought the views of stakeholders and practitioners about what Scotland needs to do to meet the challenges of an increased risk of flooding at Flooding Summit held in Perth on 10 September 2007. Click here for a summary of the Summit.
SNIFFER FRM CONFERENCE, 27 FEBRUARY 2007
SNIFFER held the annual Flood risk management Scotland conference 2007 on 27 February 2007 at the Learning and Business Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This event was supported by the Scottish Executive, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link. Over 150 delegates attended from government, local government, academia, emergency services and consultancies.
Click here to view a full record of the event including key outcomes and next steps for SNIFFER.
Copies of the presentations are available by clicking the links below:
Introduction to the conference: building on success
Fiona Mactaggart, Research Manager, Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
Development of methodology for capturing data and information after a flood event
Garry Pender, Heriot Watt University & Liam Foster, Hyder Consulting Plc
Assessing the benefits of flood warning
Pascal Lardet, Halcrow & Tom Ball, Dundee University
Moving towards a Coastal Flood Warning Service for Scotland
David Faichney, SEPA
The natural management of river floods
Richard Johnston, Mountain Environments
Exploring the social impacts of flooding and flood risk in Scotland
Alan Werritty, Dundee University
Resistance and resilience measures to manage flood risk
Mary Dhonau, National Flood Forum
Indicative river and coastal flood map (Scotland): future developments
Marc Becker, SEPA
Scottish Hydraulics Study Group
The Scottish Hydraulics Study Group is holding a one day seminar on 7 March on Preparing for and Managing Extreme Events. For further details click here.
SNIFFER FRM RESEARCH SEMINAR, 21 FEBRUARY 2006
SNIFFER held a 'Flood risk management' research seminar on 21 February 2006 at the Learning and Business Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This event was supported by the Scottish Executive, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link.
Click here to view a full record of the event including key outcomes and next steps for SNIFFER - these include progressing two new research proposals and hosting an annual flood risk management conference in Scotland.
Copies of the presentations are available by clicking the links below:
Where we were in 2002 - Climate change: flooding occurrences review & Foresight ‘Future Flooding Scotland’
Alan Werritty, Dundee University
Scottish flood defence asset database
David Bassett, JBA Consulting
The second generation flood map for Scotland
Marc Becker, SEPA
The reality of flooding – a personal account
Di Keal, National Flood Forum
Sustainable flood management in Scotland
Philip Wright, Scottish Executive
FRM policy research including the SNIFFER service
David Seaman, Scottish Executive
Glasgow strategic drainage plan
Iain Macnab, Glasgow City Council
Flood Planner: a new tool for effective flood management
Richard Johnson, Mountain Environments Ltd
Raising awareness of flooding issues: review of success & progress
David Faichney, SEPA
UK and Europe
Joint ICE-EPSRC Event: Flood Risk Management Research into Practice - Progress since the Pitt Review, 2 February 2010, London
Aimed primarily at practitioners from across the Institution’s membership and featuring speakers from Government, industry and academia, this event aimed to showcase the latest developments in flood risk management, including progress since the 2007 Pitt Review, and also look to the identify the major challenges faced in the UK and the research needed to address them.
For more information, please go to: http://www.ice.org.uk/conferences_events/eventdetail_ice.asp?EventID=2427
The National Flood Forum National Conference, Building Resilience through Partnership, February 25th 2010, Birmingham
The aim of this conference was to provide a unique platform for those who are at risk of being flooded to meet, share experience and best practice with professionals from the flood risk management sector. It also aimed to explore how politicians will respond to their plans for effective flood management for the future.
The objectives of the conference were to:
- Publicise and promote the views of individuals and communities that have been affected by flooding
- To hear the views flood risk management professionals charged with managing flooding and to enable these view to be explored by those who have been affected by flooding
- To understand the position of the major parties leading up to the election in terms of their positions on policies and delivery after the election
Further information is available here.
Managing our changing flood and coastal risk - Emerging good practices, 27th January 2010, SOAS London
This conference aimed to share the emerging good practices both at the strategic scale and at the sharp end of delivery in tackling existing challenges head on.
It also aimed to provide an opportunity to take stock of where we are and assess how we need to progress to achieve our goal of using flood and coastal management as a vehicle to mitigate and adapt to sustainable futures given the expected pressures.
For more information, please go to http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/429
Coastal Futures 2010: Review and future trends, 20-21st January 2010, London
Coastal Futures set out to
- Deliberately bring together different sectors to discuss important developments and concerns
- Describe the actual changes that are taking place in the environment that are causing concern and actions being taken to deal with these
Describe the developing programme of legislation and policy which is unfolding to meet these concerns.
It covered a wide range of topics including Flood Risk Management. For more information, please go to http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/424
CIWEM-CMS: Rethinking Water - Emerging Challenges for Regulation and Legislation, 10 December 2009, London
The Floods and Water Management Bill has highlighted the need for legislation covering non-flooding water issues. The aim of this conference was to focus on water issues, competition, innovation, regulation, sustainability and climate change that may arise in future primary legislation.
For conference outputs, please go to http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/427 .
The WaPUG Annual Conference: THE WASTEWATER AND URBAN DRAINAGE CONFERENCE
The challenge to manage surface water and flooding in the urban environment
November 11th-13th 2009. Hilton Hotel, Blackpool
Surface water management is now at the core of a wide range of projects and new legislation. The WaPUG conference was aimed at all stakeholders involved in the planning, design and management of urban drainage networks. The conference included presentations from industry experts on the latest developments and thinking.
For more information and copies of conference outputs, please visit http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/419
European Water Association: “European Water Management and the Implementation of the EU Floods Directive
6th November 2009, Brussels, Belgium
The fifth EWA conference was on “European Water Management and the Implementation of the Floods Directive”, and explored the implementation of sustainable water management and the Water Framework Directive, discussing the aspects of flood protection and implementation of flood policies.
The conference, organised in cooperation with the European Commission, included a keynote address by Dr Fritz Holzwarth, contributions from experts in the field and ended with a Panel Discussion with all speakers participating.
For more information, please visit: http://www.ewa-online.eu/portale/ewa/ewa.nsf/home?readform&objectid=AD623971F4A9E639C12575C5002C8C82
Developing CLG Planning Guidance for Water, 8 July 2009, London
This one day CLG-CIWEM conference aimed to identify areas where the planning system has a role, and where planners need support on water issues in order to focus clear guidance to planners to ensure that water issues (including flooding) are embedded in regional and local plan making, and in decisions on individual planning applications to further sustainable development. The guidance will cover flooding, water resources and water quality.
For outputs from the event, visit http://www.coastms.co.uk/Conferences/WP09.html
Surface Water Management: Recent thinking, Flooding and Water Bill Proposals - 17 June 2009, School of Oriental and African Studies, LondonThis conference aimed to understand the implications of recent studies for surface water management and test the proposals set out in the Floods and Water Bill so that delegates can play an active part in the Bill consultation process.
The objectives of the meeting were to:
- Inform delegates of the key messages of recent research programmes including the integrated urban drainage pilots
- Describe and test the proposals set out in the Floods and Water Bill with regard to surface water management
- In order to help delegates respond to the Bill consultation
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For more information and access to outputs from the event, please click here.
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Managing Local Flood Risk - 29th April 2009, Cavendish Conference Centre, London
Following on from the successful 'Future Risk of Flooding' Conference, the Local Government Association (LGA) staged a second one day conference on Flooding which looked at strategic approaches to flood risk management and the proposals highlighted in the Government's anticipated draft Floods and Water Bill.
Conference speakers included: Sir Michael Pitt; Martin Hurst, Director of Water, Defra; and Cllr Julie Girling, Lead Cabinet Member for Environment, Gloucestershire County Council.
The Flooding and Water Bill: Realising the Opportunity, 22 January 2009, London
The aim of this conference is to enable stakeholders to prepare, develop and rehearse their views on the UK Goverment's Bill, and to share information. More information about the conference, including a programme and copies of outputs, can be found at http://www.coastms.co.uk/Conferences/FWB09.html
Flooding: Emergency response and planning - from Pitt to action - embedding the lessons, 4 December 2008, London
This timely conference aimed to explore and test how well the lessons from the summer floods of 2007 are being applied to emergency response and planning. To view the conference outputs, please go to: http://www.coastms.co.uk/Conferences/EPF08.html
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