How can we optimise the management of flood and coastal erosion infrastructure?
Background
Climate change is increasing the threat of flooding. We have already committed to reducing the risk of harm from flooding through improving resilience, expanding the use of natural flood management, and putting in place more sustainable drainage systems. To achieve this outcome we need a strong evidence base which can help us optimise our approaches to achieve resilience and maximise the use of natural methods where they work.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Coastal Hazards: Multi-hazard controls on Flooding and Erosion (CHAMFER)
Coastal hazards pose a significant risk to people, property, and infrastructure worldwide and in the UK. For example, over 1.8 million homes are at risk of coastal flooding and erosion in England alone and coastal floodi...
Funded by: NERC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding and managing coastal hazards, including flooding and erosion, which is partially relevant to the question about optimising the management of flood and coastal erosion infrastructure.
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Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Network FCERM_Net
Flooding is now a major problem worldwide. Recognition of this resulted in funders of flood risk management in the UK pooling resources to jointly fund the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC), from 2004 unt...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project is focused on flood and coastal erosion risk management, which is relevant to the question. However, it does not specifically address the optimization of management.
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Erosion Hazards in River Catchments: Making Critical Infrastructure More Climate Resilient
Society has entered a new era of climate change where the environmental consequences of warming are being observed and experienced directly. Arguably the most severe impacts of climate change on critical infrastructure w...
Funded by: UKRI
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to create a computer model to quantify how future climate scenarios will affect erosion hazards and the vulnerability of key assets, which is relevant to the question. However, it does not specifically address the optimization of management.