Photo: Thanks to Chris Gallagher, Unsplash Investigations into creating a digital smart system have demonstrated it has significant potential to provide early warning of surface water flooding and help managers to make better decisions to reduce flood-risk. Research showed that Long-Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) sensors are a low-cost technology which could support smarter flood-risk … Read more
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Our next free training is a course of three sessions –‘Entrepreneurship & Innovation Skills Booster for Water & Flood Professionals’ which builds on the West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme’s Blue Green Training, in partnership with University of Leeds . It is aimed at water and flood professionals and participants need to take part in three … Read more
Pictured: Jason Hanks, flood manager at Kirklees Council, presenting about the WYFLIP project at the British Hydrological Society’s Symposium. It was voted the best presentation by delegates at the national event. A final report with findings and recommendations has been produced by Dr Dillon Newton and Dr Tom Simcock, University of Huddersfield – The Mental Health Impacts … Read more
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Pictured: Downsteam of Methley Bridge, River Calder. Have you been flooded or do you live in a West Yorkshire community that is at risk of flooding? If so, please take just 10 minutes to complete this survey and share it with anyone you know who may be interested before the end of January 2026. It … Read more
Hundreds of people across West Yorkshire who live in communities at risk of flooding are being urged to take part in new research to help reduce the impact on the mental health of flood victims and provide them with the vital support they need. A large-scale online survey is being carried out by researchers at … Read more
Picture courtesy of Dave Connolly, Calderdale Council Hundreds of people across West Yorkshire, who live in communities at risk of flooding, are being urged to take part in new research to help reduce the impact on the mental health of flood victims and provide them with the vital support they need. A large-scale online survey … Read more
The plan to develop a Blue Green Demonstrator site at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (MVUF) in Leeds to demonstrate the many benefits of Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS) is now one step closer to becoming a reality. Yorkshire Resilience Flood and Coastal Committee approved a £97,000 Local Levy bid from the West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme Board to … Read more