necessary flood protection, vital decisions must be made about the direction of longer term flood risk management before further significant investment can be justified. While the current flood risk management strategies all need updating, the interrelationship between them suggests that a single overarching strategy would be the best way forward. We need to know what needs investigating and evaluating before an informed, evidence based FCRM strategy can be developed. This work should proceed as soon as possible. Funding has changed in recent years, and new and possibly significant sources of funding will have to be found to help to maintain and replace flood defences in the future. We should be prepared to challenge current assumptions and flood defence approaches, and consider a wider range of options for managing flood risk in the future. We may also need to accept that maintaining things the way they are now may not be an option. We need to involve the wide and diverse range of stakeholders – including residents, local businesses and visitors - who will be interested in, or affected by, flood management decisions for the area. This means working together to develop shared expectations and goals for flood management that are both realistic and achievable. To see the full report and more information, visit or contact Simon Hooton, Head of Strategy and Projects, Broads Authority, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY; tel. 0163 610734; email broadscommunity@broads-authority.gov.uk October 2016
necessary flood protection, vital decisions must be made about the direction of longer term flood risk management before further significant investment can be justified. While the current flood risk management strategies all need updating, the interrelationship between them suggests that a single overarching strategy would be the best way forward. We need to know what needs investigating and evaluating before an informed, evidence based FCRM strategy can be developed. This work should proceed as soon as possible. Funding has changed in recent years, and new and possibly significant sources of funding will have to be found to help to maintain and replace flood defences in the future. We should be prepared to challenge current assumptions and flood defence approaches, and consider a wider range of options for managing flood risk in the future. We may also need to accept that maintaining things the way they are now may not be an option. We need to involve the wide and diverse range of stakeholders – including residents, local businesses and visitors - who will be interested in, or affected by, flood management decisions for the area. This means working together to develop shared expectations and goals for flood management that are both realistic and achievable. To see the full report and more information, visit or contact Simon Hooton, Head of Strategy and Projects, Broads Authority, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY; tel. 0163 610734; email broadscommunity@broads-authority.gov.uk October 2016
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