Results of the EU-funded FLOODsite programme

FLOODsite was the largest ever EU-funded research project on flooding, achieved through a programme of 35 tasks by 37 partners.

• From: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
• Published: 20 February 2021

• Category: Policy, governance and funding
• Topics: Appraisal strategy, Climate change, Decision making with uncertainty, Emergency planning, Flood forecasting, Flood risk assessment, Flood risk governance, Flood warning, Hydrology, Meteorology, Modelling, Monitoring and detection, Natural flood management, Sea level rise, Strategy and planning, Understanding physical processes
• Project status: Completed
• Project code: SC050052
• Date of completion: 31 October 2010

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FLOODsite

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FLOODsite was the largest ever EU-funded research project on flooding. The results were achieved through a programme of 35 tasks and by a research consortium of 37 partners, with a combined budget of 20 million euro.

The Environment Agency project included providing scientific, technical and guidance expertise. This also included taking part in advisory boards and distributing the results of the programme. The project provided a first step in exploring the value of using the results of the FLOODsite project, together with current industry methods and tools for managing flood risk.

Published 20 February 2021