The RRC Annual Conference 2026 will take place on 29 – 30 April 2026 at ICC Wales in Newport, South Wales, with pre-conference site visits on 28 April. The programme features an extensive agenda of 90 talks across 20 sessions covering topics such as...
The Temporary Storage Areas Design Optimiser Tool (TSA-DOT) is a decision-support tool that helps planners design and optimise nature-based flood management solutions. TSA-DOT provides practical guidance for incorporating temporary storage areas,...
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service has published new guidance on 'Magic Margins', an innovative, nature-based solution to combat soil erosion and surface runoff on sloping farmland. Magic Margins are modified field margins featuring ridges built...
The River Restoration Centre is inviting people to register their interest in SARR 2027, an international scientific conference on river and floodplain systems taking place on 1–2 September 2027. By registering early, participants can help shape the...
Scotland's Flood Resilience Conference was held in January at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, attracting over 500 attendees from government, local authorities, communities and research organizations. Key topics included making space for both people and...
A report has been published by the Environment Agency on estimating the benefits of natural flood management. Many NFM projects are community-led and low-cost but struggle to secure funding because traditional methods for estimating economic...
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is carrying out two phases of consultation to inform the development of the 2028-2034 Flood Risk Management Plans. Phase 1 is open now and focuses on community engagement. SEPA is also seeking...
A report has been published by CREW on prioritising research and development gap opportunities for river woodlands. The report was authored by a team of scientists from the James Hutton Institute and University of Aberdeen. River woodlands (RW) play...
A paper has been published on the development of a decision framework for selecting between riparian management measures for farmed land. The open access paper and tool is published in Water and Environment Journal and is authored by a team of...
CREW has published a report on the effect of shellfish, kelp and sea grass beds on flood risk and coastal erosion in Scotland. The report was written by a team of scientists from Heriot Watt University. The project aimed to evaluate how well...
ClimateXChange has just published a soil route map for Scotland. The aim of this route map is to consolidate the challenges of managing soil systems to develop an overarching strategy for delivering improved soil security across Scottish landscapes...
