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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: Scottish Executive Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Natural Heritage
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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: • Scottish Executive • Scottish Environment Protection Agency • Scottish Natural Heritage • Environment and Heritage Service • 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 • Develop knowledge, understanding and awareness of flood risk management research programmes and initiatives in the UK and EU; • Develop a flood risk management research agenda for Scotland; • Ensure that Scotland’s research agenda and priorities are represented within UK and EU research programmes and initiatives through communication with key research funders; • Provide a knowledge management service with a policy focus; • Commission and effectively manage flood risk management research; and • 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: • agree terms of reference, and • approach to development of Scottish FRM research agenda. • Development of research agenda: • will build on recommendations from existing documents and • 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: • Develop strategic integration of FRM research at the national funding and policy development levels within Europe. • 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: • Providing knowledge on the EU and UK research agendas; • Managing research to address any identified knowledge gaps.
Further information • SNIFFER’s research manager, Fiona Mactaggart (fiona@sniffer.org.uk) • RISE website www.sniffer.org.uk/rise