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Natural Flood ManagementStrategic Development
Clare DinnisDeputy Director FCRM Strategy @ClareDinnisEA
Uplands/steep slopes Floodplain In-channel
Natural flood management
River & floodplain
reconnection
Woody damsWoodlands in
wider catchment & as flow
interception
Ponds & runoff attenuation
Grip blocking
Land /soil management
Floodplain & wetland
restoration
River restoration
SUDSGreen/blue infrastructure
UrbanFlood storage
areas
Urban
In-channel measures to restore river floodplain connection
River & floodplain woodlands
Flow interception
Government Agency in EnglandRegulator and operator of water, carbon, biodiversity and flooding.Flood and Coastal Risk Management
Assets worth >£20 billion7,100km of river, coastal and tidal raised defences including 22,600 structures
The Environment Agency
The evidence base
ResearchExisting schemes
Natural Flood Management in Action
Working in partnership – Cumbria floods partnership
The future25 year Environment PlanPioneer projects
£15 million for natural flood management
Thank you