In September, SEPA launched its new Flood Warning Development Framework. This sets out a vision for maintaining and improving Scotland's forecasting and warning services over the next six years so communities are better prepared for future flooding to reduce risk to life, social impacts, property damage, business and infrastructure disruption.
This is the third Framework that has been developed, with the cycle in alignment with the Flood Risk Management planning process introduced by the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
The Framework defines the direction of travel for flood forecasting and warning services around three aims:
Further information on the Flood Warning Development Framework is available on the SEPA website here - https://www.sepa.org.uk/one-planet-prosperity/flood-warning-development-framework/
(September 2022)