Aims of the Stratford-on-Avon / South / Warwickshire Water Summit
To bring together communities, businesses, residents, with flood groups, local authorities, agencies, and experts to address water-related challenges in SoA / Warwickshire and how we can adapt and prepare for the future.
Themes
- Understanding impact of flooding on SoA and Warwickshire: what is being put in place to future-proof?
- Climate change adaptation, emphasising sustainable water management and resilient infrastructure.
- Natural flood management, incorporating flood plains, wetlands, tree planting, and river restoration to reduce flood risks
- Emergency planning
- What can businesses/communities do to play their part in reducing flood risk?
Working Group: Initial meeting
- National Trust, Charlecote: Rebecca Watson
- Net Zero Stratford/Stratford Climate Action: Janet Palmer, Steve Currie
- WALC: Claudine Pearson
- (Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon: Robin Ford – to be included)
Next steps
- Agree a suitable date and venue
- Map organisations and key contacts
- Other working group partners? Charlecote Mill, Stratford Sports Club, Avon Bowling Club, Stratford upon Avon Boat Club
- Set up regular meetings to develop programme: speakers, workshops (sponsorship?)
- Suggested key note speakers:
- Environment Agency Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme
- Innovation Project – Resilience & Innovation in Northamptonshire (RAIN),
- National Vision – Water Resources West
- Clean Water Sports Alliance or Alexandra Rickham, Director of Sustainability, World Sailing
Key Organisations
- Warwickshire County Council: Climate Change, Highways, Flood Risk Management, Ecology, Communities & Localities, Education, Parks and Green Spaces
- MPs: Manuela Perteghella (Stratford)
- Minister for Nature Mary Creagh (Coventry East)
- Minister for Water and Flooding Emma Hardy
- Environment Agency
- EA Fund: Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes (#FCRIP)
- Severn Trent
- Coventry Solihull Warwickshire Resilience
- Warwickshire Resilience Forum
- Warwickshire Coventry & Solihull Nature Partnership
- Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: Gina Rowe
- NFU Mutual
- Sustainability West Midlands
- Severn Rivers Trust
- Avon Navigation Trust
- Canal & Rivers Trust
- Warwickshire Avon Catchment Partnership
Widening the Circle
- Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth), Matt Western (Warwick & Leam), John Slinger (Rugby)
- Districts & Boroughs: Rugby, Warwick & Leam, North Warwickshire, Kenilworth & Southam
Delegates
- Businesses and stakeholders, particular focus on water-related tourism: recreation, leisure and hospitality
- Farmers
- Parish and town councils
- Community groups (Rotary, Lions, WI)
- Environmental groups, including climate, nature, citizen science, net zero
- Flood groups
- Sports Clubs
- Schools
- Churches, Environment Officer
National Partners
- National Flood Forum
- Communities Prepared
- Clean Water Sports Alliance
- Catchment Based Approach
- Water Resources West