1. The Changing Threat – Why Do We Need to Manage Flood Risk? D2N2 Derby Funding Workshop 11 th May 2016

2. The weather – Storm Desmond Friday *** mm (** inches) Sunday *** mm (** inches)

3. The weather – Storm Eva Friday *** mm (** inches) Sunday *** mm (** inches)

4. Cumbria

5. Lancashire

6. Yorkshire

7. And the difference our defences did make in Cumbria...

8. Warning and informing Total number of Flood Warnings issued by FWD 529 Total number of Severe Flood Warnings issued by FWD 92 Total number of messages sent issued by FWD 860,961 Total number of visits to live flood warning map 7.2 million

9. Significant Flood Events Year Flood eventProperties flooded 2013/14 Winter Floods (Dec 13 to May 14) 11,000 20122012 Floods (Mar-Dec)7,900 2010Cornwall November 2010250 2009Cumbria November 20091,500 2008Morpeth September 20081,250 2007Summer 200755,000 2006Thames August 2006190 2005Cumbria January 20052,500 2004Boscastle August 2004 60 (40 in other Cornish locations) 2003 Thames December 2002 - January 2003 700 2001Thames October 2001110 2001Thames February 2001120 2000Thames December 2000240 2000Autumn 200010,000 1998Easter 19981,900

10. Why should this matter to You? During the 2013/14 floods Up to 4800 Businesses flooded. Overall economic cost estimated to be between 1 billion and £1.5 Billion. Best estimate £270 million damages to private businesses.

11. Vision UK businesses are resilient to extreme weather and prepared for future risks and opportunities from climate change.

12. Recent weather events A quarter of days in 2012 were in drought -resulting in a hosepipe ban for 20 million people Followed by the wettest summer on record: -river levels tripled -flooding hit almost every region -costs to the economy were £600 million -impact on businesses was up to £200million, including £84million in property damage. The UK has had its wettest winter since records began in 1910

13. Vulnerability to severe weather Top source of business disruption for 4 th consecutive year (CMI survey, 2013) 64% of UK businesses have suffered supply chain disruption (Zurich) 2003 heat wave: over 2,000 excess deaths in England and ~£500m costs to the UK economy International threats to the UK are an ‘order of magnitude’ larger than domestic threats (PWC) 13 In England and Wales, 175,000 businesses are situated on floodplains and therefore potentially at risk of flooding

14. Any Questions? UNCLASSIFIED