Communicating impacts in flood warnings and forecasting

This project developed and tested innovative approaches to providing impact and context information in flood warnings and forecasts.

• From: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
• Published: 25 February 2021

• Category: Environmental management and sustainability
• Topics: Adaptation, Emergency planning, Flood forecasting, Flood risk assessment, Flood warning, Incident management and Monitoring and detection
• Project status: Completed
• Project code: SC150013
• Date of completion: 10 September 2020

Documents

Communicating impacts in flood warnings and forecasting - summary (169 KB) PDF

Communicating impacts in flood warnings and forecasting - report (1 MB) PDF

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Details

The Environment Agency and National Resources Wales recognise the need to ensure that they communicate effectively with the public about the impact of a flood. This includes the most effective responses the public, the agencies’ and their partners can take to mitigate that impact. This has proven economic and social benefits. This project developed and tested innovative approaches to providing impact and context information in flood warnings and forecasts.

Outcome

The findings of this research will be considered by the Environment Agency and its partners when reviewing its approach to the content and delivery of all types of flood warnings and forecasting.

This report sets out what best practice looks like, but will take time to achieve and for the benefits to be realised. The Environment Agency will work toward achieving this across all warning areas in the country over the next few years.

Published 10 September 2020.

Published 25 February 2021