Looking forward to a CPD event in 2 weeks time down at the BARBICAN.
It's a flood management conference - here's the outline:
The extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding of 2007 brought about the biggest British emergency in over 60 years. It is a huge challenge to reduce the flooding risk to vulnerable areas, and to make sure households and communities are prepared to deal with future events before it is too late.
Does Britain have a cohesive response to mitigate the impacts of climate change and extreme rainfall?
Does Britain have a cohesive response to mitigate the impacts of climate change and extreme rainfall?
| 08:30 | Registration and Coffee in the Networking Surgery |
| 09:20 | Chair's Opening Address - Professor David Balmforth, BSc PhD CEng FICE FCIWEM, Technical Director with international consultants MWH; Editor in Chief of CIWEM’s International Journal on Flood Risk Management. (confirmed) |
| 09:25 | Anne McIntosh MP, Shadow Minister for the Environment (confirmed) “Adaptation - Preparing for Climate Change.” What long term impact will climate change have on flood risk in the UK? Do we need to focus more on land management and town planning or have housing pressures meant we have no options but to expand flood defences? |
| 09:40 | Keynote Address - Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Environment Secretary (confirmed) “The Challenges that face Flood Risk Management: The effective and efficient solutions for a successful framework.” |
| 10:00 | Phil Rothwell BSc. MSc. FRSA, Head of Flood Risk Management Policy, The Environment Agency (confirmed) Following the Pitt Review final report can we realistically implement the recommendations stated given the constraints on both timescale and resources? Has future funding into Flood Risk Management been compromised by recession and can we achieve flood defence targets before another flood disaster hits the UK? |
| 10:20 | Main Sponsor |
| 10:35-10:40 | Question and Answer Session |
| 10:45 | Masterclass Session 1 A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following three topics: Risk and Resilience, Land Management and Response and Recovery. |
| 11:30 | Coffee in the Networking Surgery |
| 12:15 | Masterclass Session 2 |
| 13:00 | Lunch in the Networking Surgery |
| 14:00 | Masterclass Session 3 |
| 14:45 | Panel Debate “'Flood Risk Management - How can we support households with a high risk of flooding?'” Is effective land management the best way to reduce flooding risk or will wider climate changes have a greater impact on our resources? What are the best practice contingency plans to deal effectively with a flooding disaster and what can be done to help rebuild areas and communities damaged by flooding? |
| Chair - Professor David Balmforth, Technical Director with international consultants MWH; Editor in Chief of CIWEM’s International Journal on Flood Risk Management. (confirmed) | |
| Daniel Johns, Head of Performance & Outcomes, Defra's Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Division(confirmed) | |
| Professor David Proverbs, Head of Construction and Infrastructure Department , SEBE, University of Wolverhampton(confirmed) | |
| Rob Cooke, Policy Director, Natural England (confirmed) | |
| Moya Wood-Heath, Emergency Planning/Civil Protection Advisor British Red Cross Society (confirmed) | |
| Justin Jacobs, Head of Property, Motor and Liability Insurance, Association of British Insurers (confirmed) | |
| Angela Currie, Head of Emergency Services, WRVS (confirmed) | |
| 15:45 | Chair's Closing Remarks - Professor David Balmforth, Technical Director with international consultants MWH; Editor in Chief of CIWEM’s International Journal on Flood Risk Management. (confirmed) |
| 15:55 | Coffee in the Networking Surgery |
| 16:15 | Conference Close |
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