1. DownStreams
A social enterprise providing a link between
downstream communities that flood &
upstream communities that could prevent it

4. Why? Catchment Management
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Looking at the whole river system
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Preventing water entering the river
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Absorbing the water upstream
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Creating urban sustainable drainage
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Kickstartr + facebook + flood prevention!

5. What? The Social Enterprise
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Joins up flooded & upland communities
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Links them together
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Financially
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Socially
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Provides a link to local & national business
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Peacetime volunteering to prevent floods

6. How? What we do...
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Aid understanding of community flood risk
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Crowdfunding of upstream flood prevention
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Opportunities for business funding
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Clear demographic of affected people
Corporate social responsibility match funds
Enabling volunteering opportunities
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Tree planting upstream

7. Catchment overview

8. Localised view
Tree planting
volunteer opportunity
Cost: Free
Culvert repair
Cost: £21,500

9. So? Outcomes...
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Flood risk reduced
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Environment enhanced in catchment
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Communities joined up
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Greater community engagement of firms
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Enhanced funding from companies & public