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RICS Flood Resilience Conference

3 - 4 March 2021

Virtual Conference

RICS Flood Resilience Conference

Floods affect more people globally than any other type of

natural hazard.Between 1998 and 2017, more than 2 billion people worldwide were affected by

flooding (World Health Organization 2020), the severity of which is increased by climate

change and rising sea levels. The UK’s climate is becoming wetter, extended periods of

extreme winter rainfall are now 7 times more likely (Met Office 2020). With many

communities residing by the coast or within river floodplains, we must tackle the issue

through urgent and collective action.

Predict, prepare, protect –

building a climate resilient

futureIn the UK, there are 5.2 million properties at risk of flooding and coastal

erosion (Aviva 2019). Already, some 40% of businesses do not reopen

after suffering a catastrophic loss from flooding. Incidences of flooding

are also on the rise, with more than 5,600 flood warnings in England in

2019 – more than in any of the last 10 years (The Guardian 2020).

How can we collaborate to strengthen our national resilience?

Whilst all flooding can never be fully prevented, mitigation can be

achieved through robust policy frameworks, flood defence infrastructure,

and natural approaches that can protect our nation and assets.

Join colleagues from rural, planning, property and built environment

sectors at the new RICS Flood Resilience Conference, to learn from the

country’s leading voices on flooding and plan a new concerted future.

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Day 1 - Wednesday 3 MarchRegistration and virtual networking08:30

Welcome remarks from conference chair

Diane Dumashie FRICS, Land Economist & Global Program lead, Dumashie Ltd

09:00

Opening keynote address: A new frontline of national resilience

Whilst the UK must and will continue to build and maintain strong defences to reduce

the risk of flooding, we also need to futureproof our resilience strategies. In its 25 Year

Environment Plan, the Government pledges that we will become the first generation to

leave the environment in a better state than we found it. But what does that mean for

flood prevention and recovery? This opening keynote address will delve into

Government strategies, targets and actions to achieve that goal.

09:10

Outlook, impact and changes – what’s the bigger picture for UK flooding?

Floods pose a threat to natural ecosystems, communities, property and businesses –

what can we forecast for the UK? This session will delve into UK-specific statistics,

insurance and predictions around the macro-economic impact of flooding. We will

consider future risk, climate change and environmental impact, and how that will affect

the natural and built environment in future.

Rachel Brisley, Head of Climate Services, JBA Consulting

09:30

Networking refreshment break10:10

Collaborating effectively to reduce flood risk and achieve a sustainable future

There is no one-fit-all approach to building and sustaining flood resilience. Many

countries and cities are seeing the benefits of adaptive and integrated approaches.

Rural and built environment professionals need to collaborate with government, local

authorities, academics and more to mitigate risk and action effective recovery plans.

This session will explore key stakeholder and cross-sector collaboration, highlight the

RICS Environmental Risks and Global Real Estate guidance note and the summarise a

surveyor’s role in protecting the UK’s built and natural environment.

Philip Wilbourn FRICS, CEO, Wilbourn & Co

10:20


Land & Natural Environment stream

Stream Chairperson - David Inman FRICS, Director and Chartered Environmental

Surveyor, DIEM

Insights into the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

Strategy

Understanding risks, empowering communities and building resilience. The

Environment Agency has a statutory duty to develop, maintain, apply, and monitor a

national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy. This session will review

the actions laid out by the national framework to encourage communities to play a

greater role in local risk-management decisions. We will share examples of where it’s

working and future steps for local flood governance.

Daniel Bond, Deputy Director - Strategy & Engagement - Flood & Coastal Erosion

Risk Management, Environment Agency

11:10

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Day 1 - Wednesday 3 March

Built Environment stream

How to effectively assess and review property flood resilience

DEFRA’s Property Flood Resilience Action Plan, published in 2016, planned to

encourage better uptake of flood resilience measures for high-risk properties. Is

enough being done by homeowners to protect their properties? This session asks key

questions around following the new Code of practice on reviewing property flood

resilience, discusses effective assessment methods and the importance of

standardised approaches.

Ian Gibbs MRICS, National Technical Manager, Sedgwick

Professor Jessica Lamond, Real Estate and Climate Risk, University of the West of

England

11:10



Combining different natural flood management solutions to mitigate risk

There are various natural strategies that can be adopted at catchment level to mitigate

flooding. Effective strategies include setting aside farmland to buffer large volumes of

water, returning forests to the uplands to slow the flow of water, allowing rivers to

meander, and not building on floodplains. How can we measure the effectiveness of

different strategies? And which approaches can be adopted together to maximise

results?

12:00

Built Environment stream

Innovation in flood resilience for residential and commercial developments

How can new residential and commercial developments innovate and define new

ways to adapt to future climate patterns? Alongside traditional methods, technology

can aid in monitoring, warning, draining and protecting properties. This session will

explore new innovative technologies to future-proof new commercial and residential

developments.

Mary Dhonau OBE HonRICS, Director, MDA Flood Resilience Consultants

12:00

An update from LionHeart

LionHeart is the charity for RICS professionals, past and present, and their families.

Hear from their CEO on how LionHeart continues to support members from APC

candidates right through to retirement.

Davina Goodchild, CEO, LionHeart

12:40

Chair’s closing remarks and close of day 112:50


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Day 2 - Thursday 4 MarchRegistration and virtual networking08:30

Welcome remarks from conference chair

Tim Elliott FRICS, Director and Principal Consultant, Elliott Environmental Surveyors

09:00

Opening keynote address: Enhancing protection for higher-risk communities

Currently, 1.5 million of those living in UK flood-prone areas are in socially-vulnerable

areas – over half of them concentrated in just ten local authorities. Between 2008 and

2014, around 40,000 new homes were built in areas prone to flooding. How can we

protect those communities and avoid disproportional risk in the future?

09:10

A city of resilience – Sheffield’s flood defence programme

Sheffield, the city of seven hills and five rivers, has withstood its’ fair share of flooding

over the years. The city, amongst many others, know a strong recovery is crucial for a

sustainable future. This session showcases Sheffield’s partnership approach to

delivering structured and nature-based solutions and how integrated approaches

mitigates local risk.

09:30


Launching a new flood resilience scoring and certification scheme

What’s the next step to embedding flood resilience in homes, businesses and public

entities? Like the EPC rating for residential properties, can a similar standard be

adopted for flood resilience in homes, businesses and public entities? Join us as we

discuss how it could work, the need for uptake and potential benefits for all asset

classes.

Dr Beverly Adams, Consulting Director and Head of Catastrophe Resilience and

Visual Intelligence Services, Marsh Risk Consulting

10:20



Stream Chairperson - David Inman FRICS, Director and Chartered Environmental

Surveyor, DIEM

Agricultural land and opportunities for flood risk-management projects

Agricultural land is often at the mercy of flooding. Despite playing a key role in national

flood management, most current funding prioritises property and people. This session

will explore how farmers and land managers could be rewarded for utilising their

natural capital to provide flood-mitigation services and discuss whether a

compensatory market could be established.

Richard Bramley, Farmer and North East Representative, National Farmers Union

11:10


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Day 2 - Thursday 4 MarchBuilt Environment stream

Embedding flood resilience into new and existing infrastructure

Stream Chairperson - Tim Elliott FRICS, Director and Principal Consultant, Elliott

Environmental Surveyors

This session explores the UK Government’s vision to protect the nation’s infrastructure

through defence mechanisms, substantial alterations and installations – whilst also

highlighting a shift in occupier led resilience.

Andy Lynch MRICS, Director of Building Consultancy, Aston Rose

11:10


Promoting the availability and affordability of flood insurance

A poorly insured region is a region at risk of poor recovery. So, what action needs to

be taken to ensure adequate insurance cover for high and low risk areas across the

UK? This session addresses the recent Independent Review of Flood Insurance in

Doncaster and how its outcomes have triggered a need for significant change within

national flood insurance cover.

Dermot Kehoe, Communications and Transition Director, Flood Re

12:00


Reducing future risk through collaborative planning and development

Where should we build going forward? How can we collaborate on arising

developments? Whilst it is important to manage existing flood risk, it is also vital that

we do not add to the overall risk by failing to collectively deal with issues arising from

new developments. This session will discuss joint and collaborative planning

processes which will help us reach environmental targets without compromising

national resilience.

Hayley Deighton, Sustainable Growth Manager - West Midlands, Environment

Agency

12:40

Chair’s closing remarks and close of conference13:10


Our Expert Speakers

Philip Wilbourn FRICS, CEO, Wilbourn & Co @Philip Wilbourn is a Chartered Environmental Surveyor and one of the

leading experts on the relationship between the values of all forms of

property, contaminated land, the environment and the development/

investment markets.

He established his own practice Wilbourn Associates in 1993

specialising in energy performance certificates, land quality

statements, GIS services, data management, environmental

screenings, environmental due diligence advice and sustainability as

well as economic regeneration and digital solutions for property

owners.

Mary Dhonau OBE HonRICS, Director, MDA Flood

Resilience Consultants @Mary was the CEO of the National Flood Forum from 2006/10 and

now holds a similar position for the ‘Know Your Flood Risk’

campaign. She runs her own consultancy (MD Associates)

specialising in Flood Resilience.

Mary is the co–author of the Homeowners Guide to Flood Resilience,

the Business Guide to Flood Resilience, the Homeowners Guide to

Flood Recovery and the 4-Step guide to preparing a Household

Emergency Plan. Mary was awarded an OBE for Services to the

Environment in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2009.

Professor Jessica Lamond, Real Estate and Climate

Risk, University of the West of England @Jessica Lamond is Professor in Real Estate and Climate Risk and co-

Director of the Centre for Architecture and Built Environment

Research at the University of the West of England (UWE, Bristol)

She has over 15 years of research experience in flood risk

management in the built environment, particularly at the property

level. Her research interests span technical, social and economic

aspects of the adaptation and resilience of the built environment to

climate risks. Jessica has led projects for Research Councils, Defra,

Flood Re and the RICS and is currently part of the authoring team for

the recently launched Property Flood Resilience code of Practice.


Speakers

David Inman FRICS, Director and Chartered

Environmental Surveyor, DIEM @David Inman FRICS CEnv PIEMA PCQI TechIOA is director and

Chartered Environmental Surveyor and Chartered Environmentalist at

DIEM Ltd, based in Formby, Merseyside.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)

and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv). He has been involved in

environmental, energy and quality management of land, property,

construction and business throughout his career.

David has over 20 years experience in advising on environmental,

energy, quality property and facilities management.

Andy Lynch MRICS, Director of Building Consultancy,

Aston Rose @Andy joined Aston Rose in April 2018 and is a highly experienced

chartered building surveyor and project manager. His work includes

acquisition due diligence, property PPM and refurbishment, contract

administration, project management, dilapidations and other

professional work on a range of office, industrial, retail and healthcare

facilities. He joined Aston Rose from Trident Building Consultancy,

where he was an Associate Director.

Davina Goodchild, CEO, LionHeart @Davina Goodchild has been CEO of LionHeart, the charity that

supports RICS professionals and their families, since 2011. During

that time she has forged closer working relationships with the RICS,

made the process of accessing support through the charity more

streamlined, introduced the free professional counselling service and

brought in CPD-approved workshops for RICS members.

Davina’s professional background has always been in the charity

sector, having worked for a variety of charities for over 20 years. She

is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and has a Masters

Degree in Leadership and Change.


Speakers

Dermot Kehoe, Communications and Transition Director,

Flood Re @Dermot Kehoe is the Communications and Transition Director at

Flood Re. He takes the lead in setting the communications strategy

and shaping the activities that will help Flood Re deliver a Transition

Plan for the industry. Dermot has experience in strategic

communications, public policy and journalism including at the NHS,

Home Office and the BBC.

Hayley Deighton, Sustainable Growth Manager - West

Midlands, Environment Agency @Hayley Deighton joined the Environment Agency as the West

Midlands Growth Manager in 2016. She leads the West Midlands

Growth and Economic Prosperity Team, with responsibility for

showcasing the role environmental infrastructure has in protecting

and increasing the viable and future use, value and productivity of

land and other capital. She acts as the catalyst for joint infrastructure

delivery with strategic stakeholders across local and national

government bodies and the public and private sector with a focus on

ensuring climate resilience is embedded in wider policy and

investment decision making.

Tim Elliott FRICS, Director and Principal Consultant,

Elliott Environmental Surveyors @Tim has over 30 years experience as a Chartered Surveyor working

in the environment. He is also a Chartered Environmentalist with the

Society for the Environment and a Member of the Association of

Environmental and Ecological Clerks of Works.

He specialises in environmental risk assessment and land

management, and site appraisal for development projects. He has

provided extensive site risk assessment, land restoration and

aftercare consultancy and management for developers, land owners,

mineral companies and DEFRA, including the preparation of Land

Quality Statements and Land Condition Records.


Speakers

Ian Gibbs MRICS, National Technical Manager, Sedgwick

@Ian is a National Technical Manager in Sedgwick. His background is

in the Insurance sector, initially as an adjuster/surveyor, project

managing the claim/repair of domestic and commercial buildings.

Then as a manager focusing on repairing building damage from

general perils, specifically flood. He has developed a service to the

Insurance market, to provide flood resilient advice and repairs.

Currently Vice Chair of the Defra Flood Resilience Round Table. Ian is

also a member of the RICS Flooding and insurance working group.

This provides the opportunity to influence the thinking on future flood

response.

Rachel Brisley, Head of Climate Services, JBA Consulting

@Rachel Brisley is a Technical Director at Jeremy Benn Associates

Limited (JBA Consulting) and leads the firm’s work on Climate

Services. She has 28 years’ professional experience working in the

voluntary, public and private sectors in economic and physical

regeneration and environmental sustainability. Rachel has a national

and international track record in climate resilience encompassing

climate change risk assessment, adaptation planning and policy

development. She also has a comprehensive understanding of the

low carbon agenda. Rachel is currently co-authoring the Health,

Communities and Built Environment chapter of the UK Climate

Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report.

Diane Dumashie FRICS, Land Economist & Global

Program lead, Dumashie Ltd @Diane is focussed, dynamic, independent and inspirational; she leads

and manages change drawing on 20 years global multi-disciplinary

consultancy experience in technical, policy, environmental and land

governance. Her expertise ranges from securing land rights, equality

in gender rights, sustainable Land use approaches, proactive land

and property regeneration, analytical yet innovative business cases,

fostering SME growth and trade, monitoring and evaluation alongside

due diligence through to risk analysis, global trends and thought

leadership. As a professional with a Royal chartered status, operating

in the land economy her aim is to improve people’s livelihoods.


Speakers

Richard Bramley, Farmer and North East Representative,

National Farmers Union @Richard Bramley is an arable farmer from near York, farming 500

acres of combinable and root crops.

In 2013, Richard was the winner of the RSPB Nature of Farming

Award (Northern). He invests in his own professional development

and is a member of Institute of Agricultural Management and a

Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv). Richard is also actively involved

with university research and education. Alongside his arable

operations, Richard is involved in a diverse range of environmental

work on his farm, virtually all of which he has provided on a voluntary

basis.

Dr Beverley Adams, Head of Visual Intelligence & CAT

Planning, Marsh Risk Consulting @Bev is Consulting Director in the Strategic Risk Group at Marsh

Advisory, and leads global Catastrophe and Climate Resilience and

Visual Intelligence Services for clients across all business sectors,

captives/insurers and governments.

Current projects include climate adaptation, flood resilience, coastal

erosion risk and mass nuclear and energy claims management. I am

constantly scanning the marketplace for innovative new solutions to

support our clients' risk-related challenges.

Daniel Bond, Deputy Director - Strategy & Engagement -

Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management, Environment

Agency @Dan is Deputy Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Engagement at the

Environment Agency. He is responsible for delivering the new Floods

Strategy for England. His portfolio covers setting the strategic

direction the Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management and

approach to strategic engagement as well as the oversight for

Property Flood Resilience.


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