Post event appraisal - phase 1
A project exploring the benefits of reviewing flood management activities after a flood event, and providing guidance on best practice.
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Details
This project was commissioned when areas of the UK had experienced flooding on various scales. Appraisals carried out after the events demonstrated that there was a need for guidance on how to carry out these post-event appraisals. This project examined the benefits, costs and uses of post-event appraisal, particularly for assessing how well flood management activities work.
The work reviewed current procedures and systems of monitoring, collecting data and post-event appraisal, and assessed how effective they are. It also identified training needs for staff in these areas.
Outcomes
The study concluded that post-event appraisals are valuable. The project documents provided guidance to scope a pilot system for post-event appraisals to inform:
- policy, strategy and decision-making
- engineering design
- managerial and operational procedures
- performance evaluation
This will provide essential information for design, flood forecasting and warning, and strategic decision-making.
The project started in 2002 and was completed the same year at a cost of £33,000.