Mike Donaghy Speaks About Flood Management Techniques
November 16, 2009
Mike Donaghy, Senior Development Manager at MNV Consulting Ltd spoke to Blogactiv during the 5th European Water Association Annual Conference in Brussels. He explained the ways in which natural features can be used to assist in flood prevention.
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There is now a Draft Floods and Water Bill which seems to take a more natural approach to flood management. I haven’t read this yet but, going by recent releases from Natural England, it does seem to recognise that conventional methods of managing floods and coastal erosion may no longer be adequate or sustainable especially in the face of climate change.
Certainly natural approaches to flood damage reduction are the best. It can be one of the most appealing ways to make the case to the public for protecting habitat along waterways.