Date

Wednesday 11^th November 2020

Time

10:30-12:30

Join us

Online for ADA’s first-ever virtual conference, via the Zoom Webinar platform

About

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we announce that ADA’s 83rd Annual Conference will not take place in person, as was originally scheduled at One Great George Street, London. Instead, we are taking this year’s Conference online, to enable as many ADA members as possible to participate at this time. This virtual event, via Zoom, will retain a leading line-up of speakers from across the flood and water level management sector, discussing key policy topics of the moment.

 
Please Note: ADA’s Annual General Meeting in 2020 will be hosted separately from the ADA 83rd Annual Conference.

For assistance with bookings and any enquiries about the Conference please contact ADA on: 02476 992889 or email us at heather.bailey@ada.org.uk or admin@ada.org.uk

ADA’s 82^nd Annual Conference & AGM took placeon Wednesday 13 November 2019 to a packed audience of over 200 delegates and guests including students from Burnel University. Thank you to each of our speakers and sponsors Towergate and VanHeck for their kind support. Below you can find a link to the conference handbook as well as information about each speaker.

ADA’s 81^st Annual Conference & AGM took place on Wednesday 14 November 2018 to a packed audience of over 200 delegates and guests. Thank you to each of our speakers and sponsors The Risk Factor and Tony Gee for their kind support. Below you can find information about each of our speakers, download their presentation slides, and find links to videos they showed.

Sue is a member of the Labour Party’s Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Sue gave the opening address at the Conference discussing her first hand experience of flooding in Cumbria after becoming Labour MP for Workington in 2015. Sue remembered the terrible impacts on the community both physical and to mental health, continuing to the present day. Sue highlighted the importance of considering catchments, as well as the depth, duration, and frequency of flooding in future flood risk management funding decisions.

Robert is an expert in crisis management at the Veiligheidsregio Noord-Holland Noord (VRNHN) that carries out fire & rescue, ambulance, and risk & crisis management in North Holland.

Robert gave his insight into how flood incident management is organised in The Netherlands. He clearly illustrated the cascade effects of flooding and dike failure on communities, services and critical infrastructure.

Video Links

Film Trailer: Als de dijken breken (If the dikes break)

Impactanalyse Overstroming (Impact Analysis Flooding)

Kleine kans, grote gevolgen (Small chance, big effects)

Storm Tide in the Dutch Continental Shelf Model (.pptx)

John is the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Flood & Coastal Risk Management.

John gave a thought provoking presentation on climate change, opening with a video capturing the largest glacier calving ever filmed. He discussed international comparisons with the UK’s approach to climate change adaptation, and looked ahead to the publication of UKCP18. The UK can expect more prolonged periods of dry weather and many more intense rainfall events, particularly given the interaction with the jetstream, shuttling a succession of storms across the Atlantic, as seen in recent winters.

Video Link

“CHASING ICE” captures largest glacier calving ever filmed

David is Deputy Director for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management, within Defra’s floods and water policy team.

David focused on Defra’s major policy announcements of 2018 affecting flood and water level management, including the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and Agriculture Bill. David highlighted the importance of transparent governance in water management and support the launch of the guide to Good Governance for Internal Drainage Board Members.

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