Soils and Flooding Workshop

Flooding poses an increasing challenge across the UK, exacerbated by climate change and land management practices. Soils play a crucial but often overlooked role in flood resilience and water regulation. Improved soil management can reduce surface runoff, enhance water retention, and minimise erosion, yet decision-makers often lack the necessary scientific insights to incorporate soil nature-based solutions (NBS) into flood adaptation strategies.

Expert panel

• Dr Richard Smith (Environment Agency) – Flood risk and soil management.
• Prof. David Robinson (UKCEH) – Soil scientist working on soil physical function.
• Prof. John Boardman (Oxford University) – Soil erosion and muddy floods.
• Alejandro Dussaint (UKCEH) - TBC

Agenda to follow.

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