Defra/ Environment Agency Joint Flood and Coastal

Erosion Risk Management R&D Programme

Geoff Baxter

Environment Agency, Evidence Directorate, Flooding & Communities Team

LWEC Flooding Research Strategy meeting 10th May 2012

What is the Joint Defra/ Environment Agency Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk

Management R&D Programme ?The Joint Programme aims to help inform policy development and ensure that flood and coastal erosion risk management measures are delivered in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. It provides us with the key scientific knowledge, evidence, information, and tools and techniques required to develop:

Policy and strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management

The ability to understand and assess flood and coastal erosion risks and the processes by which these risks arise

The ability to manage the assets used in flood and coastal erosion risk management sustainably

The ability to prepare for and manage flood incidents effectively

How are we organised?

Serves all Operating Authorities

4 Themes• Strategy and Policy Development• Modelling and Risk• Sustainable Asset Management• Incident Management and

Community Engagement

Around 70 projects and ~£2.5m p.a.

What sets the Joint Programme R&D agenda?

EA/ WAG high level and supporting strategies

Scoping Study for Coastal Asset Management

Research Framework for the Implementation of Integrated Urban Drainage

Reservoir Safety R&D Strategy

Practitioner input – from Local Authorities/ Drainage Boards

LWEC Flooding Research Strategy.

Collaborations

Thames Estuary 2100 Met OfficeCIRIAUS Army Corps of EngineersResearch CouncilsFRMRC - EPSRCFREE - NERCFLOODsiteFloodProBeCRUE ERANet

Find out more

http://evidence.environment-agency.gov.uk/FCERM