Property flood resilience (PFR) includes a range of property-based measures to limit flood water entering and damaging a property (resistance measures) and to reduce the impact of flood damage should water enter a building (recoverability measures). PFR improves the process and reduces the time required for recovery and reoccupation following a flood.
Originally the BeFloodReady website and brand was created as part of the South-West PFR Pathfinder project. The South-West PFR Pathfinder was one of three national projects funded by Defra and managed by the Environment Agency. The aim of the pathfinders was to raise awareness in communities and businesses of flood risk and PFR measures, in order to increase uptake and improve resilience and recovery; and engage productively with the wider industry to facilitate the promotion and uptake of PFR measures. The South-West PFR Pathfinder project was led by Cornwall Council on behalf of the five LLFAs of the South-West RFCC. These were Cornwall Council, Devon County Council, Torbay Council, Plymouth City Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
Since the Code of Practice for Property Flood Resilience and associated guidance was published in 2021, a number of PFR initiatives have been developed through the PFR Pathfinder Projects and Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme. These projects have delivered a range of useful outputs on different elements of PFR delivery.
Making use of the original BeFloodReady resources CIWEM, funded by partners and supporters developed the Community of Practice to consolidate these initiatives to develop a sense of community in the sector and improve the competence, confidence, and consistency of PFR delivery. Specific objectives of the Community of Practice are to:
The Community of Practice is free to participate and use, and it has been developed for those involved, and interested in PFR. There are a variety of ways you can get involved:
For further information about the Community of Practice, or to find out more about ways to get involved, please contact [email protected]
CIWEM is grateful to the partners and supporters that provide financial support and guidance to enable the Community of Practice to be developed. For more information about the partners and supporters, visit the directory.
We’d also like to thank the individuals and organisations listed below for their contributions to the Community of Practice
CIWEM is grateful to those listed below for the provision of photos, images and their very helpful contributions (that went above and beyond!).
