Flood Resilience in Wales

(an NRW Perspective)

Gareth O’SheaExecutive Director – Operations South

Natural Resources Wales

Natural Resources Wales - who we are

• Formed in April 2013, from Environment Agency

Wales, Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry

Commission Wales

• Our purpose is to ensure that the natural resources

of Wales are sustainably maintained, enhanced and

used, now and in the future.

• 1,900 staff, budget of £170m

What we do

What we do

Incident Response

6 priority areas;

• Sustained investment in coastal flood and

erosion risk management

• Greater clarity on roles and responsibilities

• Assessment of the skills and capacity of risk

management authorities

• More support to communities to help them

become more self sufficient and resilient

• Delivery of locally developed plans for coastal

communities

How to create and sustain

self-supporting resilient communities?

Future Generations Bill

Y Bil Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol

Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol

(Cymru)

Well-being of Future Generations

(Wales) Act

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

Wales’ Natural Resources need to be managed for the long term, by

all, to provide the foundation for Wellbeing into the future

The 7 Wellbeing Goals.

5 SD Principles 9 SMNR Principles

Resilience of Future Generations – research into action

Thank you

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