This talk will cover the following:
1. Understand the importance of flood resilience at a time of increased flood risk
2. Provide an overview of the process for considering a flood resilience strategy
3. Gain a better understanding of what flood resilience means in practice
Speaker biography:
As Sedgwick’s national technical manager, Ian project manages building reinstatement and manages our response to flood events. As a subject matter expert, he is current vice chair of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) resilience round table and a member of the environment agency’s property flood resilience pathfinder steering group which is driving research and
education into flood resilience. His widespread involvement in these and other groups influences the thinking on future flood response.