Natural Flood ManagementStrategic Development

Clare DinnisDeputy Director FCRM Strategy @ClareDinnisEA

Uplands/steep slopes Floodplain In-channel

Natural flood management

River & floodplain

reconnection

Woody damsWoodlands in

wider catchment & as flow

interception

Ponds & runoff attenuation

Grip blocking

Land /soil management

Floodplain & wetland

restoration

River restoration

SUDSGreen/blue infrastructure

UrbanFlood storage

areas

Urban

In-channel measures to restore river floodplain connection

River & floodplain woodlands

Flow interception

Government Agency in EnglandRegulator and operator of water, carbon, biodiversity and flooding.Flood and Coastal Risk Management

Assets worth >£20 billion7,100km of river, coastal and tidal raised defences including 22,600 structures

The Environment Agency

The evidence base

ResearchExisting schemes

Natural Flood Management in Action

Working in partnership – Cumbria floods partnership

The future25 year Environment PlanPioneer projects

£15 million for natural flood management

Thank you