Organised by the Environment Agency, the event will bring together the key players in the flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) community to discuss and overcome challenges in FCRM delivery.
ABPmer, specialist in infrastructure, flood and coastal adaptation, will be presenting the methodologies used to help Associated British Ports consider its resistance and resilience to flooding.
The presentation aims to highlight the wide-ranging flood resilience considerations necessary to keep the ports in operation during and following extreme flood events.
Heidi Roberts, head of coastal processes at ABPmer, said: “We undertook flood resilience reviews for each of ABPs 21 ports across England, Wales and Scotland ahead of the Transport Resilience (Brown) Review.”
“These assessments identified the contrasting nature of present and future flood risk to critical infrastructure assets around the UK,” she added.
Over the 2013/14 winter period, the UK experienced some of the most extreme weather on record. A storm surge on 5 December 2013 coincided with one of the highest tides of the year and resulted in considerable flooding at many ports.
The three day Flood and Coast taking place from 23 to 25 February at the Telford International Centre in the UK will look at risk, resilience and response in a changing climate. More information from http://www.floodandcoast.com