sniffer’s role in flood risk management fiona mactaggart research manager
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SNIFFER’S ROLE IN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
Fiona Mactaggart
Research Manager
SNIFFER: background
• SNIFFER aims to improve knowledge to protect our environment
• Funded by five members:o Scottish Executiveo Scottish Environment Protection Agencyo Scottish Natural Heritageo Environment and Heritage Serviceo Forestry Commission
• Additional collaborative income at a topic and project level
Current topic areas
• Implementation of Water Framework Directive• Urban environment• Land quality• Air quality• Programme of UK environmental regulation
research• Climate change• Flood risk management
FRM service: background
• Scottish Executive’s Environment Group commissioned SNIFFER to provide a research and knowledge management service in relation to flood risk management (FRM).
• Funding from August 2004 to August 2006.
• On behalf of Scottish stakeholders.
FRM service: aims
1. Develop knowledge, understanding and awareness of flood risk management research programmes and initiatives in the UK and EU;
2. Develop a flood risk management research agenda for Scotland;
3. Ensure that Scotland’s research agenda and priorities are represented within UK and EU research programmes and initiatives through communication with key research funders;
4. Provide a knowledge management service with a policy focus;
5. Commission and effectively manage flood risk management research; and
6. Interpret, disseminate and communicate flood risk management research findings to the Scottish Executive and within Scotland.
FRM service: delivery mechanisms
• RISE website www.sniffer.org.uk/rise • Steering group.• Research programme.• Liaison and potential future collaboration
with other research funders.• Providing support to the Scottish
Executive’s input to the Flood Risk Management Consortium (FRMC) & CRUE ERA-NET.
RISE websitewww.sniffer.org.uk/rise
Research Information Service for Flood Risk Management (RISE)
FRM steering group: membership
• David Seaman, Scottish Executive• David Faichney, SEPA• David Howell, SNH• Alasdair Smith, Aberdeenshire Council (to be
confirmed) • Mike Donaghy / Andrea Johnstonov, Scottish
Environment Link• Alistair Dyer, Scottish Water • John Clarke, Rivers Agency• Fiona Mactaggart, SNIFFER
FRM steering group: remit
To provide strategic direction and advice to SNIFFER’s Research Manager to ensure that:• the developing Scottish FRM research
agenda reflects and addresses the needs of Scottish stakeholders; and
• SNIFFER effectively communicates FRM research findings and information to Scottish stakeholders.
FRM steering group: next steps
• Initial FRM steering group meeting on 27 April to:
o agree terms of reference, and o approach to development of Scottish FRM research
agenda.• Development of research agenda:
o will build on recommendations from existing documents and
o is likely to include stakeholder workshops to identify research needs/gaps.
• Limited core funding available – aim to secure collaborative income from stakeholders.
FRM research programme
• Programme will deliver the research agenda identified under the FRM steering group.
• To include seminars and workshops as well as commissioning research.
• Already two SNIFFER projects: Broad scale ecosystem impact modelling (BSEIM)
toolbox Scotland Assessing the benefits of flood warning
BSEIM toolbox Scotland project
• Aims to develop a ‘toolbox’ containing best practice guidance in data collation and ecosystem impact prediction using current available techniques.
• Toolbox will assist with ensuring that those involved in flood management, river basin and development planning in Scotland adopt a consistent approach when assessing and considering ecosystem impacts.
Flood warning project
• Review and assessment of available methods for assessing the socio-economic and environmental benefits of flood warning operations generally, and of specific schemes.
• If existing methods are unsatisfactory/ insufficient, a new method may be developed.
Support: Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC)
• EPSRC funded Consortium.
• Collaborative income from Scottish Executive, Defra, Environment Agency, Rivers Agency, NERC & UKWIR.
• 4 year programme of research (2004-2008) worth over £5 million.
• Over 70 individuals involved in different university departments.
Support: Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC)
To combine the strengths of blue skies and targeted end-user research, delivering
outputs which will result in a reduction of flood risk in the UK.
www.floodrisk.org.uk
Support:CRUE ERA-NETwww.crue-eranet.net
• Co-ordination of FRM research in the EU
• Scottish Executive part funding.
• Aims to:o Develop strategic integration of FRM research
at the national funding and policy development levels within Europe.
o Provide knowledge and understanding for the sustainable management of flooding risks at the river basin and coastal process cell scale.
FIAC and SNIFFER
• FIAC: offer advice on taking forward the National Flooding Framework
• SNIFFER: research and knowledge management
• SNIFFER can support the work of FIAC by:o Providing knowledge on the EU and UK research
agendas;o Managing research to address any identified
knowledge gaps.
Further information
• SNIFFER’s research manager, Fiona Mactaggart ([email protected])
• RISE website www.sniffer.org.uk/rise