What is the Scottish Flood Forum

The Scottish Flood Forum is a Scottish based organisation that provides support for and represents those who are affected by or are at risk of flooding and is funded by the Scottish Government.

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What we provide

Help, advice and information if you’re flooded or at flood risk.

Flood information, awareness, education and training to all parts of the private, voluntary and statutory sectors to help reduce the risk of flooding and to support the recovery process following a flood incident.

Our aim is to establish a network, throughout Scotland, of community flood resilient groups to share information, experience and best practice.

Flooding recovery and advice

• Working in partnership with local authorities, we provide rapid deployment of recovery support to local authorities and communities following a flood throughout Scotland.
• Local authority and voluntary sector recovery training.
• Business continuity training for SME’S.
• Operational advice and strategy to flooded communities, individuals and businesses.
• Establish community recovery centres providing skilled advice and on going support for as long as appropriate.
• Help in forming a resilient community through exhibitions and information in promoting property flood protection.
• Free property flood surveys.

Why is flooding such a problem?

Flooding of communities has potentially devastating implications for people and their property. Such flooding can start from various sources (e.g. rivers, the sea, surface water and the sewerage system) but the negative impacts are the same.

Climate change is predicted to increase the risk of such flooding over the coming decades:  it is therefore imperative that the resilience of communities at flood risk is enhanced – through the raising of awareness, avoiding the risk of flooding in the first instance, alleviating flood risk through physical intervention (natural or engineered defenses) and, importantly, having the capacity in place to assist those communities who suffer flooding.