JBA Trust Annual Report 2014-15
We are very pleased to share the JBA Trust Annual Report 2014-15 which details our key educational and research activities to enhance understanding and management of risks in the water environment.
Improving statistical models of large scale flood events
Interim research outputs including a poster, presentation and workshop resources are now available.
Human influence on climate in the 2014 Southern England winter floods and their impacts
New research published in the journal Nature Climate Change concludes that climate change has made winter flood events in the UK more likely.
National analysis of rapid rates of rise (“flash floods”) in gauged river flows
As part of our support for the Flooding From Intense Rainfall research programme, we have been working on identifying exceptional “rapid-rise” events, a type of flash flooding, in gauged river flow records throughout Great Britain.
Working with natural processes to reduce flood risk
New interactive map catalogues UK schemes that use natural processes in flood management and highlights the need to evaluate the effectiveness of these projects.
Presentation: National analysis of bridge scour failure risks
Professor Rob Lamb, Director of JBA Trust, gave a presentation on our collaborative research at the ITRC’s meeting…
Studentship Awards 2015 announced
The British Hydrological Society and JBA Trust are delighted to announce that eight MSc students have received a…
CIWEM and JBA Trust award Outstanding Paper accolade to USA study on monetary damages from flooding
The Journal of Flood Risk Management Editorial Panel has chosen the outstanding paper of Volume 7
Publication: Flash floods from intense rainfall
David Archer, supported by JBA Trust, and Hayley Fowler of Newcastle University publish a paper about chronologies of historical flash floods
International research collaboration on Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
JBA Trust supports research into international best practice examples of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in five countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Sweden and United States.
