CEP taking part in FloodRisk conference: What is the future of communities’ and citizens’ “active involvement” in the delivery of FCERM to support proactive resilience? What are the challenge and opportunities for research?
CEP are taking part in the virtual FloodRisk conference which takes place between 22nd June – 24th June online.
Dr Clare Twigger-Ross will be leading a special session along with CEP colleagues Paula Orr, Rolands Sadauskis together with colleagues from Middlesex University Flood Hazard Research Centre (Dr Simon McCarthy) and HR Wallingford (Dr Jonathan Simm). The special session comes out of work CEP led on Community participation and Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. It will be a workshop style session allowing for discussion and debate. Prof Lindsey McEwen (University of West of England) and Susan Durden (US Army Engineering Corps) will provide short presentations designed to challenge and raise key issues specifically around community participation in long term adaptation.
More information can be found on the website here.
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