RAIN – Resilience and Innovation Northants
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Creating flood resilient communities in Northamptonshire
Flood risk is complex. Different organisations are responsible for managing the risk. The Resilience And Innovation Northants (RAIN) project has launched to trial and implement innovative flood risk measures in communities located in the Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook catchments.
We are taking a holistic approach; there is rarely one quick fix. We believe that providing resilience measures and support at various levels within a community – and across the local environment – can improve resilience to flooding.
RAIN, led by West Northamptonshire Council in partnership with North Northamptonshire Council, is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes (#FCRIP), which is managed by the Environment Agency. These programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.
Catchment Areas
The RAIN project works within two river catchments within Northamptonshire: Harpers Brook in North Northamptonshire and Wootton Brook in West Northamptonshire. The residents, farmers and landowners within these two catchments are at the core of the project and their interaction will influence how we work.
West Northamptonshire – Wootton Brook
Collingtree, Wootton, Hunsbury, Hardingstone, Grange Park, Blisworth, Milton Malsor, Rothersthorpe, Gayton, Quinton, Courteenhall and Hackleton
North Northamptonshire – Harpers Brook
South Corby, Newton and Little Oakley, Rushton, Stanion, Brigstock, Sudborough and Lowick
Residents
If you live within our catchments, we want to work with you. You have expert local knowledge and understand the needs in your community. We want to hear your ideas and understand what could help you and how you may want to get involved.
Farmers & Landowners
If you farm or own land within our catchments, we want to work with you. We are looking for farmers, landowners and land managers with an interest in supporting nature recovery programmes to get in touch.
Innovation
This project is a unique opportunity to implement and trial new techniques for flood risk management. It has enabled us to steer funding towards two catchments that are considered to be at significant flood risk, based on scientific data modelling. We are part of a larger programme that is trialling new approaches and will share lessons widely, which will guide future approaches towards flood and coastal risk management.
News
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What Rush Meadow Ponds can teach us about resilience in dry weather
Wetlands are often discussed in relation to flooding: their ability to hold water within the landscape, slow its flow and reduce the pressure placed on communities downstream, however, their value does not disappear when the rain stops.
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Defra visits Northants to see holistic flood resilience in action
Senior representatives from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have visited Brigstock in Northamptonshire to see first-hand how a holistic approach to flood resilience is helping communities become better prepared for future flooding.
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The RAIN Flood Resilience ‘Jigsaw’
Flood resilience isn’t achieved through a single solution. Instead, it is built by bringing together a range of complementary approaches that work together, much like the pieces of a jigsaw.
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