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2.3 Supporting and representing flood risk communities (P.Cobbing)
- 1. Supporting & Representing Flood Risk Communities Paul Cobbing
- 2. 1. The impacts of living in a flood risk area 2. The NFF 3. Working holistically and in partnership is the key to mitigating flood risk
- 4. Reactions • Nobody wanted to know, they all said it was somebody else’s water • There was a feeling of utter helplessness • When you have watched in disbelief water coming into your house, it’s always at the back of your mind. • Some days I’ve just sat in here and just sobbed and sobbed and sobbed
- 5. The result • Trauma • Incredibly high stress levels • Illness • Anger • Frustration • Fear • Loss of faith in those that manage the risk • Resignation that nothing will happen to improve the situation • Apathy to help those that manage the risk • Contentious communities
- 7. Flood risk in England and Wales
- 8. England at risk of flooding from different sources Year Estimated properties at risk by source TotalRivers and Sea Surface Water Groundwater Reservoir Failure 2001 1,724,225 0 0 0 1,724,225 2004 2009 2011
- 9. England at risk of flooding from different sources Year Estimated properties at risk by source TotalRivers and Sea Surface Water Groundwater Reservoir Failure 2001 1,724,225 0 0 0 1,724,225 2004 1,740,000 80,000 1,700,000 0 3,420,000 2009 2011
- 10. England at risk of flooding from different sources Year Estimated properties at risk by source TotalRivers and Sea Surface Water Groundwater Reservoir Failure 2001 1,724,225 0 0 0 1,724,225 2004 1,740,000 80,000 1,700,000 0 3,420,000 2009 2,400,000 3,800,000 1,700,000 0 6,800,000 2011
- 11. England at risk of flooding from different sources Year Estimated properties at risk by source TotalRivers and Sea Surface Water Groundwater Reservoir Failure 2001 1,724,225 0 0 0 1,724,225 2004 1,740,000 80,000 1,700,000 0 3,420,000 2009 2,400,000 3,800,000 1,700,000 0 6,800,000 2011 2,400,000 3,800,000 1,700,000 1,100,000 7,900,000
- 13. Communities that are prepared for flooding suffer much less • Found out if their home is at risk from flooding • Thought through / prepared a flood plan • Signed up for Flood Warnings Direct • Bought and installed flood protection products • Joined a community group
- 14. • A national charity • 13 employees • Well in excess of 200 affiliated groups Who are we?
- 15. • Help people to prepare for flooding • Help them to recover their lives after flooding • Campaign and work to put flood risk communities at the centre of policy making and operational delivery What we do...
- 16. • Independent • We empower people and communities affected by flooding to work effectively with partners • We work in the spaces that others can’t fill Why we are different The philosophy
- 17. Working with communities Citizen Control Delegated Power Partnership/ co-production Placation Consultation Informing Therapy Manipulation
- 18. So what do we do?
- 19. Where we are currently supporting communities Defra Flooding Resilience Community Pathfinder • 13 projects • A nationwide approach • Testing new ideas • Developing a network of practitioners • An opportunity to extend this work to new areas
- 20. Recovery
- 21. Other things …
- 22. NFF Website
- 25. Flooding in West Sussex 2012
- 26. Community flood risk management
- 27. A holistic approach Lots of little steps, working in partnership • Detailed appraisal of where water actually flows • Land management • Rainfall capture • Ditch management • Property protection • Monitoring gullies, culverts, ditches and bridges • Local early warning systems As well as undertaking a range of small to medium scale engineering schemes
- 28. Charlton
- 29. Buckingham Flood Plan ‘Supporting and Representing Flood Risk Communities’ 40 Written and owned by FA4B Covers; Locations at risk Focus on 96 houses with Flood defences Door knocking routes Evacuation procedures Those requiring assistance Volunteer Expectations
- 30. ‘Supporting and Representing Flood Risk Communities’ 41 Call/Email all volunteers Central meeting point Buckingham Parish church Assignment of roles and equipment
- 31. Supporting and Representing Flood Risk Communities The training
- 32. Where the plan is practiced
- 33. Future flood risk management You can’t build flood defences everywhere, but you can work with every community to increase their flood resilience
- 34. Paul Cobbing 0777 3355 181 01299 403101 paul.cobbing@floodforum.org.uk www,floodforum.org.uk Thank you