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Recap from the First Western Network Workshop Heather Williams AMEC

Recap from the First Western Network Workshop Heather Williams AMEC. Recap from the first workshop. Key points: The focus was on Natural Flood Management. Recent flooding in Scotland Photos courtesy of Roy Richardson, SEPA. Afforestation for Natural Flood Management

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Recap from the First Western Network Workshop Heather Williams AMEC

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  1. Recap from the First Western Network Workshop Heather Williams AMEC

  2. Recap from the first workshop Key points: • The focus was on Natural Flood Management

  3. Recent flooding in Scotland Photos courtesy of Roy Richardson, SEPA

  4. Afforestation for Natural Flood Management Photos courtesy of Roy Richardson, SEPA

  5. Small-scale Runoff Attenuation Features Photos courtesy of Mark Wilkinson, James Hutton Institute

  6. Source: Christian Damm • Source: Christian Damm Large-scale Floodplain Restoration (dyke relocation) Photos courtesy of Thomas Borchers • Source: Nora Künkler

  7. Re-meandering for river restoration and flood management Photos courtesy of Chris Spray, University of Dundee

  8. Sustainable stormwater management Photos courtesy of Peter Close

  9. Recap from the first workshop Key points: • The focus was on Natural Flood Management • Main drivers: • Flood risk management • River restoration • Biodiversity- nature conservation projects • … not WFD, for any of the case studies! So how can it be tied more closely to WFD?

  10. Recap from the first workshop Key points: • The focus was on Natural Flood Management • Main drivers: • Flood risk management • River restoration • Biodiversity- nature conservation projects • … not WFD, for any of the case studies! So how can it be tied more closely to WFD? • Because of this: may be seen as a burden rather than an opportunity- just something needed for compliance • How can this be overcome?

  11. Recap from the first workshop Key points: • Catchment-scale application is key, both for: • Effectiveness: • Placement of measures in the catchment • Cumulative/ downstream benefits • Will it provide a benefit everywhere, or are there trade-offs? • Implementation: Partnership working

  12. Forested headwater catchment, Germany Courtesy of Gebhard Schueler

  13. Eddleston Water, Scotland Courtesy of Chris Spray

  14. Eddleston Water, Scotland Courtesy of Chris Spray

  15. Belford, England Courtesy of Mark Wilkinson

  16. Key considerations for this workshop: Incorporating NWRMs in to catchment management • Getting the scale right • Recognising multiple benefits • Making multiple benefits work • Financing opportunities • Strengthening links between Directives • E.g. meeting the aims of one directive through another

  17. Thank you

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