An action plan for being FloodReady | A BeFloodReady WEBINAR

Hosted by BeFloodReady, CIWEM's Community of Practice for PFR 

Event description

Flooding is one of the most pressing climate-related risks facing the UK, with over 6 million properties currently at risk and projections suggesting this could rise to 8 million by mid-century. The FloodReady Action Plan launched in October 2025 sets out a bold and practical roadmap to mainstream Property Flood Resilience (PFR) across sectors, organisations and communities. It builds on the 2016 Action Plan and reflects the growing urgency to better protect people, communities and properties from increasingly frequent and severe flooding.

This free webinar delivered by BeFloodReady, CIWEM’s Community of Practice for PFR brings together key stakeholders from communities, insurance, finance, the PFR sector and professional bodies to explore how the recommendations of the FloodReady Action Plan can be implemented. It will highlight the collaborative efforts needed to scale up PFR, improve public trust, and embed resilience into everyday practice – from new builds to retrofits, and from product certification to professional competence and confidence.

Who should attend this webinar

• Local authority engineers and flood officers.
• Surveyors, designers and contractors involved in PFR delivery.
• Members of the built environment supply chain with an interest in climate change adaptation and flood resilience.
• Professionals working in the insurance or loss adjusting sector.
• Individuals involved in the management of climate risk in the housing sector, and mortgage underwriters and mortgage advisers.
• Community groups involved in managing flood risk and improving flood resilience.

Why should you attend this webinar

• Discover the strategic vision and recommendations of the FloodReady Action Plan.
• Hear directly from those working in insurance, finance, the PFR sector, professional bodies and communities on how PFR should be mainstreamed.
• Engage in cross-sector dialogue to share insights, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration.
• Discuss and share lived experience and good practice around the delivery of PFR.

BeFloodReady, CIWEM's Community of Practice for PFR

The Community of Practice is free to participate in, and it has been developed for those involved and interested in PFR.

There are a variety of ways you can get involved, including:

• Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter
• Contribute to the Community of Practice
• Become a partner or supporter

For further information about the Community of Practice go to the BeFloodReady website, or to find out more about ways to get involved, please contact paul.shaffer@ciwem.org.

Programme

15:00 – 15:05

Chair’s Welcome and Introduction

Fola Ogunyoye | Chair | BeFloodReady Community of Practice steering group

15:05 – 15:25

Overview of the FloodReady Action Plan

Richard Taylor | Environment Agency and/or Tatiana Chilovsky | Defra

An overview of the Action Plan covering the process, ambition and recommendations of the Action Plan

15:25 – 16:10

Response to the Action Plan – how can PFR be mainstreamed

Facilitated panel discussion and Q&A with those involved in responding to and benefiting from the Action Plan recommendations.

Richard Taylor | Environment Agency

Tatiana Chilovsky | Defra

Charles Roe | UK Finance

Jonathan Kassian | Flood Re

Ian Gibbs | Chair of the PFR Roundtable and Sedgwick

Paul Shaffer | CIWEM and BeFloodReady

Graham Brogden | Chair of International PFR Association

Leo Bryant | British Red Cross

16:10 – 16:15

Chair’s closing remarks

16:15 Close

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Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM. The webinar is hosted on the Zoom platform and will be recorded.

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If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Paul Shaffer at paul.shaffer@ciwem.org.