RICS Flood Resilience Conference
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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
Networking refreshment break11:00
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
Networking refreshment break11:50
Land & Natural Environment stream
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
Networking refreshment break10:10
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
Networking refreshment break11:00
Land & Natural Environment stream
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
Networking refreshment break11:50
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
Networking refreshment break12:30
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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