Climate change impacts
In recent years climate change, as evidenced in extreme weather and flooding, has shocked the United Kingdom. In 2013-14 and 2015-16, assets worth billions of pounds were damaged, affecting the lives of thousands of people.
Property Flood Resilience Action Plan
| Publication date | January 29, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Sector | Natural Disasters / Coastal Areas |
| Region name | Overseas (UK) |
Adaptation activity
In 2016, with UK government support, a roundtable of private sector contractors and the insurance industry resulted in the Property Flood Resilience Action Plan. The plan proposed measures to protect assets (Property Level Resilience, PLR hereinafter) to reduce the cost and psychological burden of repairing residential houses and commercial buildings damaged by flooding. As PLR measures, the installation of flood-proof doors, flood barriers, perforated-brick covers, and backflow prevention valves are listed as useful measures for flood damage mitigation (see Fig.). The action plan also introduces recommendations and actions from five working groups to promote PLR measures: support for flood victims; incorporation of resilience into small-scale businesses; development of ‘one-stop shops’ (websites for sharing information on asset resilience measures); development of skills, standards and certification programs; and communication and behavioral changes.
Outputs / Expected benefits
The Property Level Flood Resilience Roundtable was chaired by the CEO of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), and a Resilient House, which incorporates PLRs, has been constructed at the BRE’s experimental site, Innovation Park, to demonstrate the effectiveness of PLR measures. The results will be presented at the one-stop shop mentioned above.
Fig. Examples of PLR Measures
(Source: National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, "Foreign Update on Water Technology Policy [H29-1]")
- Source / Related information
- BRE「The Property Flood Resilience Action Plan」
https://www.bregroup.com/buzz/the-property-flood-resilience-action-plan/ - Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs「The Property Flood Resilience Action Plan」
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/551615/flood-resilience-bonfield-action-plan-2016.pdf - National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, "Foreign Update on Water Technology Policy [H29-1]"
http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/kikou-site/data/info_data/mail/h29-1_20170322.pdf
