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Study Visit Middlesex University 28-30 th June 2017

Join us for a study visit at Middlesex University's Flood Hazard Research Centre. Learn about the interaction between people and the water environment, flood risk management, and more. Explore research projects, collaborate with experts, and enhance your knowledge in flood hazard research.

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Study Visit Middlesex University 28-30 th June 2017

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  1. Study Visit Middlesex University 28-30th June 2017 Dr Sally Priest, Flood Hazard Research Centre

  2. Password is:Hendon123 • The wireless network is MDXUNI • The username should be set as uni\conf-xxx e.g. Accounts name: conf-001 to conf-014 Please use the number next to your name on the registration form

  3. Flood Hazard Research CentreSally Priest

  4. The Flood Hazard Research Centre We specialise in the: • interaction between people and the water environment • socio-economic aspects of flood risk and water management • analysis and appraisal of environmental policies • Established in 1970 • Focus is on applied, academic and consultancy research • PhD studentships, input into Masters programmes, Continuing Professional Development training, visiting researchers/students

  5. Who we do / have done research for? • UK Government departments: Defra, Environment Agency, DoH, SEPA, OPW Ireland • European Commission/European Union • UK Research Councils • Local Authorities • Regulatory Bodies • Special interest groups • Overseas governments • Non Governmental Organisations e.g. Greenpeace, • International bodies: World Bank, UN, OECD

  6. FHRC Asia office in Dhaka, Bangladesh • Over 20 years of experience • Research focus on water and floodplain management, flood protection impacts, management of floodplain fisheries and wetlands, and adaptation to climate change • Input into MU Masters teaching programme; links with universities in Bangladesh

  7. FHRC Selected research projects

  8. Applied research examples Input into UK policy and practice: • FHRC’s ‘Multi-coloured’Manualfor economic appraisal (UK industry standard for benefit assessments as part of flood and coastal erosion risk management appraisal) • The benefits of flood warning systems and behavioural response to warnings – how impact information and different messaging can help users • Social aspects of flood risk management e.g. social justice, health impacts of floods

  9. STAR-FLOOD - STrengthening And Redesigning European FLOOD risk practices • Aim: To develop governance design principles and make recommendations for strengthening and redesigning Flood Risk Governance Arrangements (FRGAs)to enhance societal resilience to flooding in vulnerable urban areas • Each partner country to identify and analyse the national FRGA; explain governance dynamics (i.e. change and stability); and evaluate the current arrangement (resilience, effectiveness, legitimacy and efficiency). • Cross-country comparisons and the creation of design principles and success criteria for future flood risk governance http://www.starflood.eu/

  10. Establishing a Citizen Observatory of Water Developed low cost local sensors where residents wanted them • EU FP7 project, 4 years (2012- Oct 2016), €5.4m • 14 Partners: 4 academic institutions, 8 SMEs, 2 local authorities • 3 case studies: Alto Adriatico (It), Delfland (NL), Doncaster (UK) • Focus: floods, drought, water quality • Linking local residents’ decisions with local information. Residents provide & receive local information relevant to them Developed apps for information exchange http://wesenseit.eu/

  11. Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts – Toolkit http://www.risckit.eu/ The interdisciplinary RISC-KIT project has developed tools and approaches: • to record historic and recent impact events • to identify coastal areas most at risk • to provide a set of potential DRR measures • to assess the effectiveness and suitability of these measures

  12. SYSTEM-RISK - a large-scale systems approach to flood risk assessment and management Marie-Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network Provides a framework for training and career development of 15 Early Stage Researchers. https://system-risk.eu/ Risk chain: considering the complete risk chain; Interactions: putting interactions centre stage and, in this way, replacing the traditional linear approach of the risk chain by a more realistic approach with interdependent linkages between physical and societal processes; Temporal dynamics: investigating the time-varying nature of flood risk and its components on different time scales.

  13. Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection of the European Union (DG-ECHO) funded Series of knowledge transfer-style projects exporting our expertise in cost-benefit analysis in different settings http://www.floodcba.eu/main/ http://www.floodcba2.eu/site/ http://www.ecoshaz.eu/site/

  14. Creation of flood risk maps within a dialogue process – with experts, decision-makers, local population • Participatory framework that allows for the constructive and open engagement • Embedding local knowledge and expertise into the mapping process • Consideration of their views, preferences and information requirements Builds relationships/connections Increased trust Increased legitimacy Map as a tool for wider local dialogue about flood risk RISKMAP: Improving flood risk maps as a means to foster public participation and raising risk awareness: toward flood resilient communities

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