Development planning and groundwater flood risk | WEBINAR

Hosted by the CIWEM South Eastern branch

Event description

Join us at this webinar which will provide an introductory overview of groundwater and groundwater flood risk before reviewing how groundwater flood risk is currently considered in development planning policy and development management.

We will explore the current gaps and challenges in the planning process and present a hierarchical framework for improvement to enable a step-change to mitigate against developments causing or exacerbating flooding risk.

Who should attend this webinar

• CIWEM members and non-members
• Water management professionals
• Hydrologists and Hydrogeologists
• Planners and developers
• Consultants, contractors and researchers in in flood risk management and planning development
• Flood Risk Management Authorities and central government policy developers, including Defra and MHCLG
• Those with an interest in groundwater flood risk in relation to development planning

Why should you attend this webinar

• Find out more about how groundwater flood risk is considered in development planning policy and development management
• Develop an understanding of the current gaps and challenges in the planning process
• Discover how some of these challenges can be overcome, reducing the impact of developments on the environment
• Opportunities to network and gain CPD

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About the speaker

Fola Ogunyoye, FCIWEM C.WEM CEng | Director | TJAY Consultancy Ltd

As the Director of TJAY consulting Ltd, with over 35 year’s experience at the interface of flood risk, development planning, people and environment, Fola Ogunyoye carries out studies and delivers solutions that help communities and infrastructure reduce their impacts on the environment, making them more adaptable and resilient to flood risk and climate impacts.

As well as being a Chartered Engineer, Fola is a Fellow, Chartered Water and Environmental Manager and has been involved with CIWEM’s Rivers and Coastal Group and currently sits on CIWEM's Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risk Management panel.

At present, Fola leads the planning workstream for Project Groundwater.

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.

Please register your place by clicking on the registration button. Non-members who have not registered for the CIWEM system can create an account on the booking page in order to reserve their place. This should not take more than two minutes.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact branches@ciwem.org.

Please note that registrations will close at 09:00 on the day of the event. If you have not registered before that time, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Lisa Chatterjee at Lisa.Chatterjee@jbaconsulting.com.