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POSTnote by Jonathan Wentworth. It was first published on Thursday, 11 December 2014. It was last updated on Thursday, 2 February 2017.


Catchment-Wide Flood Management

Changing weather patterns have made structural defences less effective at managing flooding. An approach that employs a range of natural flood management measures across a river catchment is likely to reduce the probability of flooding and pressure on structural defences. This POSTnote describes the measures and the challenges of implementing them over large catchments.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-484 
Subjects
Damage Flood control Floods Rivers Dredging
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk