Flood risk mapping and modelling
The Environment Agency’s (EA) 2024 Mapping and Modelling Framework (MMF) will be used to deliver national, catchment and local scale flood risk mapping and modelling to support the EA’s understanding and communication of climate change associated flood risk both strategically and to support flood forecasting.
Leading multidisciplinary professional services consultancy WSP and Binnies, whole lifecycle water and environmental services provider, have been appointed in joint venture to the EA’s 2024 MMF to deliver national, catchment and local scale flood risk mapping and modelling.
Understanding the impact of a changing climate
WSP and Binnies are amongst six delivery partners supporting the national framework at a value of £52.5m over 3 years, with the option of an additional year at a value of up to £17.5m. Building on the existing successful relationship WSP and Binnies have with the EA, they will draw on the expertise of their respective water teams, providing a range of services including National Modelling, Fluvial, Open Coast, Coastal Erosion and Tidal Modelling, Surface, Ground Water and Sewerage Modelling, Survey and Mapping.
The work carried out under the framework will be critical in providing the evidence required to understand the impact of our changing climate. The EA will then be able to update their long-term investment scenarios to produce more detailed insights into future flood and coastal risk which in turn will help inform the pipeline of future risk management requirements.