BRIC Phase 2 is funded by the Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP) until 31 March 2025. The project is funded by DEFRA as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes which is managed by the EA.
DRIP
Our goals are to equip local communities at risk of flooding with the tools they need to prepare for, act during, and recover well in a flood. DRIP ‘seeks to identify a range of replicable low-cost resilience actions that can be delivered and funded by local authorities’. For more information about DRIP, visit the Devon Resilience Innovation Project.
BRIC
BRIC continues to ‘address the issue of flood management from a social innovation perspective’ and is run by Plymouth City Council, working with local communities to improve flood resilience. One of our objectives is to pilot flood mitigation measures at a neighbourhood level, including encouraging the use of nature-based solutions (NBS) to help slow the flow of water. If this is successful, we can look at citywide implementation of these measures.
Project Aims
- Raise awareness of increased flood risk in vulnerable areas
- Train volunteer Community Flood Responders (CFR) in high flood risk areas of Plymouth – if you want to become a CFR then please contact us
- Engage and empower our local residents to take action towards adapting to a changing environment
- Create a pilot project, demonstrating the importance of localised flood mitigation and adaptation
- Mitigation – installing water butts and greening localised spaces
- Adaptation – changing household behaviours such as reducing water use
How we will achieve our aims
- Quarterly community newsletters
- Schools programme
- Training and workshops
- Attending community events
- Residents Water Talk meetings
- Slow the Flow booklet - A helpful guide on how to save water and reduce run-off at home and in the garden
View a report detailing and evaluating phase 2 of BRIC and providing recommendations for other resilience practitioners:
Campaigns
Adopt a drain
Did you know that you can help keep your local community clean and safe by adopting a drain? You would be joining 16 residents who have already signed up to ensure that a drain cover in their neighbourhood is kept free of leaves and rubbish. If you’re interested email us at [email protected] for more information.We’ll also provide you with safety tips and you can claim a free Digital Badge in recognition of your volunteering effort.
Raindrop to flood
Our creative project, encouraging people to think about, and answer the question ‘when does a puddle become a flood?’. We also want to spark discussion about water in general, as well as the wider environment and our part in it.We’ll be connecting these puddles and create a ‘flood’ that can be exhibited in a prominent location in the city to raise awareness of flooding to a wider audience – in March 2025. Communication campaigns via social media such as Property Flood Resilience month and Natural Flood Management month
Communication campaigns
Communication campaigns via social media such as Property Flood Resilience month and Natural Flood Management month
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or reach out to us on social media.