Improving flood warnings and responses to flooding
This project took an in-depth look at how flood warnings are communicated and how people, communities and businesses prepare and respond to floods.
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Details
This project used five different work packages to investigate how the Environment Agency could improve the way floods are managed. This included how:
- communities and individuals recover from floods
- to make homes, communities and businesses more resilient to floods
The research included literature reviews, case studies, drop-ins and surgeries with the public, developing tools and processes for working with partners, workshops and surveys.
The results of the research were used to improve:
- the way the Environment Agency works with partners
- how flood warnings are communicated
- many other aspects of managing flood risk
The project started in 2006 and was completed in 2009.