Scottish Flood Forum

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This Holyrood Conference was held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 16th June 2009, where it brought together professionals to discuss and understand the ongoing legislation regarding the Flood Risk Management (Scotland ) Bill. It also looked at what challenges lay ahead in terms of implementing the new legislation.

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The National Flood Emergency Framework Workshop, held at Leeds on the 26th March 2009, was an open consultation with flood professionals, local authority reps, voluntary sector and many others involved in the aftermath and support of communities following a major flood incident. The Scottish Flood Forum was invited to attend along with SEPA where we were able to share and contribute to the discussions.

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A “Business Flood Seminar” conference, organised in partnership with SEPA, was held on the 17th March 2009 in Surgeons’ Hall at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. The Scottish Flood Forum was invited to share in this first business conference hosted by SEPA.

  
  Photo (Left): Roseanna Cunningham MSP – Minister for the Environment, David Sigsworth – SEPA Chairman, Louise Bachelor – Chair
  Photo: (Right): Paul Hendy – Scottish Flood Forum, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, David Sigsworth

Our keynote speaker on the day was Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Minister for the Environment. Other speakers included representatives from the insurance industry, farming community, flood defence products, and BAE systems – all came with a wealth of relevant practical experience in protecting businesses from the major impacts of flooding. The conference was professionally chaired by well known journalist, TV presenter and public speaker Louise Bachelor.

   
          
  Photos: Various speakers from the conference

Topic discussed on the day included flood projects, legislation, flood trauma and the impact on the workforce (SFF) and business recovery. The occasion also was an opportunity for SEPA to launch their new Flood Awareness Leaflet and the SFF to promote their business continuity training seminar.

More information and the presentation decks can be found HERE on the SEPA website.

The Scottish Flood Forum would like to thank all our speakers, everyone who attended and our chair for making the day such a success. It is our hope that delegates took away a wealth of information to apply in their business and are now better prepared for dealing with potential future flooding. A special thanks go to John Thomson, Chairman of Freuchie Flood Action Group, who graciously allowed us to use his photographs taken on the day.

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You will be forgiven for mistakenly thinking this was a conference relating to the common cold, swine flu or other inherent seasonal nasties, however SNIFFER stands for … Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum For Environmental Research.

Once again a very informative and professional conference where representatives engaged in environmental issues flooding etc. come together to share best practice and learning from all aspects of the process. The Scottish Flood Forum was invited to share its expertise and experience regarding the development of community flood groups and supporting vulnerable and at risk individuals and areas through resilience training and information. Diversity of common cold leading to diversity of SNIFFER engagement in community support.

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