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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The presentation aims to highlight the wide-ranging flood resilience considerations necessary to keep the ports in operation during and following extreme flood events.<\/p>\n
Heidi Roberts, head of coastal processes at ABPmer, said: \u201cWe undertook flood resilience reviews for each of ABPs 21 ports across England, Wales and Scotland ahead of the Transport Resilience (Brown) Review.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese assessments identified the contrasting nature of present and future flood risk to critical infrastructure assets around the UK,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n