Flood Planner

Flood planner is a manual directed to flood risk managers on the natural management of river floods. The document, mainly focusing on Scotland, outlines the background to Natural Flood Management (NFM) and helps risk managers to perform their role in meeting current and future legislation. It provides evidence of the effect of NFM on run-off rates and storage and describes the techniques required to successfully lower flood risk to communities within a catchment. Moreover, the manual provides estimates for NFM in terms of cost-effectiveness: NFM reveals huge cost savings and multiple benefits when compared to traditional schemes; it works with the catchment’s natural defences to slow the flow upstream and increase water storage in the whole catchment. In time, NFM becomes self-maintaining, bringing long term benefits to communities and the environment, particularly in the context of climate change.