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• How to Create Legacy

  Every major project wants to create a legacy, but how is it done? Does it come about organically or should it be planned for and worked towards? If so, when is the right time to talk about it and what are the steps to deliver it?Since - once a project ends - legacy will be what's left behind... shouldn't it be a vital part of any project's design?What are some examples of legacy planning done well, and where has legacy not worked out as hoped for?Flood risk planning has a particular emphasis on legacy, which is why it is something that Project Groundwater itself has valued and considered. Two of the architects of Project Groundwater's own legacy planning - Karen Fisher (Senior Associate Director, Jacobs) and Kat Edwards (Co-Founder, AxiaOrigin) join host Katie to discuss this often-overlooked subject.If you'd like to find more about Project Groundwater's "Let's Talk" channels (as mentioned during this episode), go to letstalkgroundwaterflooding.orgAlso talked about in the episode is the 'Slow The Flow: Pickering' project, which you can discover here.  Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising? Email [email protected] find out more about Project Groundwater, visit projectgroundwater.co.ukWant to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising

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• How Could Sea Level Rise Affect Groundwater?

  Sea level rise will be one of the consequences of climate change. It will change the delicate balance between fresh groundwater on the land side and salty sea water in the sea. What will be the implications for groundwater flooding, coastal communities and coastal ecosystems? How will existing and potential future built infrastructure flood defences react to and affect the changes that sea level rise will bring? Where are the gaps in knowledge and what are the challenges and opportunities in this area of research?In this episode we bring together two great minds on either side of the Atlantic - both Xin Su and Daniel Magnone are involved in current cutting-edge research in this exact field - to share their insights and expertise. What results is a fascinating and informative discussion that moves this area of enquiry forward.You can find out more about Xin Su and her research here.Daniel Magnone contributed to this article in Hydrogeology Journal about the freshwater–saline interface in The Fens.  Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising? Email [email protected] find out more about Project Groundwater, visit projectgroundwater.co.ukWant to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising

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• Data & Storytelling

  Vivian Quynh Pham is Knowledge and Benefits Lead at the Environment Agency for the 6-year £200 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovations Programme. Vivian supports 31 Risk Management Authority led projects across England to demonstrate how practical innovative actions can work to improve resilience to flooding and coastal erosion. This role involves harnessing huge amounts of data.Vivian's varied background across arts, sciences, geography and engineering helps shape their approach that recognises the dual importance of quantitative and qualitative data. In this fascinating episode, host Katie and Vivian cover many areas of discussion including:Why data telling you the opposite from what you expect can be a good thingHow to make the case for innovation before you have the data to support itHow the processes and people behind data collection and analysis make a difference to its effectivenessThe importance of scale when analysing patterns and making policy off the back of "what the data says"How Aboriginal Australians are a brilliant example of scientific observation, storytelling and wisdom working togetherWith data becoming more important in all sectors of work and society, this episode is not just an essential listen for those within the water, flooding and engineering worlds... its lessons, approaches and insights can be valuable for anyone in any sector.Read the mid-programme report from the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovations Programme here. Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising? Email [email protected] find out more about Project Groundwater, visit projectgroundwater.co.ukWant to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising

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• Policy - How to Move the Needle

  For groundwater flooding to progress from being under-researched and under-prioritised it will need to move the needle on policy, because policy - in a complex relationship with legislation and funding - is what actually gets stuff to happen. But how is policy instigated and how can it be harnessed? This episode aims to find out by talking to two experts with slightly different angles on policy and also featuring the case study of using beavers as a nature-based solution to flooding (and the current policy situation this approach finds itself in).The two experts joining host Katie for this discussion are:Hannah Coogan - the current CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) President and Binnies Regional Delivery Director (Flood, Coast and Maritime). She has a wealth of experience in working within the policy-laden context of the water sector, plus has a very detailed knowledge of all the ways in which a professional membership body like CIWEM can influence policy.Estelle Bailey - Chief Executive at Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and a Trustee at UK Green Buildings Council. She has a deep understanding of the patience (and sometimes frustration) involved in trying to address gaps in policy. She also has experience of how to use the public opinion levers of NGO's (Non Governmental Organisations) to affect policy decisions that make a real positive difference on the issues that count with the general public.Adding his experiences of a specific issue where policy has been on a long and winding road to implementation (the use of beavers as a natural flood control measure) is Mike Potter from Slow The Flow Pickering, a pilot project that has become a beacon of hope for supporters of nature-based solutions.This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in finding out what is involved in truly moving the needle on policy. Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising? Email [email protected] find out more about Project Groundwater, visit projectgroundwater.co.ukWant to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising

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• Inventing a Framework for Resilience

  Mike Cowdy and Nora Balboni from McGregor Coxall are working with Project Groundwater to create a framework for resilience in order to achieve the goal of making communities more resilient to groundwater flooding. In this episode they join host Katie to discuss how their work is progressing.Among the many fascinating talking points are the philosophy of "bio-urbanism" and how a holistic non-silo approach to resilience is more likely to move us toward a reliable and useful framework.Discover what the pillars (or "capitals") of resilience are, as proposed by Mike and Nora, from their research.What potential do frameworks have to be transposed across communities and contexts? What about more practical challenges like who owns and maintains a framework? How does it fit into funding applications and current infrastructure, processes and community groups?This episode grapples with some big issues but makes real progress toward defined  and useful insights into resilience that go beyond throwaway uses of the word or vague statements that we simply need to be "more resilient".   Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising? Email [email protected] find out more about Project Groundwater, visit projectgroundwater.co.ukWant to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising

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