Projects
Understanding how water moves, behaves and influences communities and industries across the globe.
Water is becoming scarcer in many places and increasingly volatile in others. Building sustainable communities, industries and infrastructure is becoming more challenging. Our wide range of projects highlights our innovation, our creativity, and our focus on finding solutions that rise to that challenge and positively impact our clients and the communities they serve.
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National flood mapping for Ireland
We employed state-of-the-art technology to deliver a flood mapping programme for Ireland that raises the bar for flood prediction worldwide. Developed for the Office of Public Works, the new tool provides planners and the public with more wide-ranging and better quality information about flooding
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Nature-based solutions in the Caribbean
The Caribbean region is exposed to major risks from extreme weather: hurricanes, storm surges and floods. These risks are exacerbated by climate change, which affects the intensity, unpredictability and frequency of these events.
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Using satellite data to evaluate the impact of severe weather in India
We have developed new methods that use satellite earth observation data to evaluate the impact of severe weather across India.
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Mpatamanga hydropower project: managing sediments in Malawi’s Shire River
The Shire River is the largest river in Malawi. A dam and hydropower project is planned on the Shire which will trap sediment in a new reservoir. We explored the potential impact this would have on power generation and the infrastructure and habitats up and downstream of the new structure.
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Bulgaria flood hazard and risk mapping
As part of its drive to implement the second cycle of the EU Floods Directive, Bulgaria partnered with the World Bank and other international institutions to update the country’s flood hazard and risk maps for 126 priority areas identified as experiencing high flood risk. HR Wallingford used state
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Storm overflows: automating the audit
Storm overflows occur when the sewerage network is at risk of being overwhelmed, such as during heavy rainfall when a lot of water drains into the system in a short space of time. Southern Water, like other water companies, must assess the impact of these overflows. We’ve developed an audit tool to
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Early warning system helps Peru build back better
The coastal El Niño of 2017 caused devastating damage from flooding, mudslides and landslides across Northern Peru. In 2020, a government-to-government agreement between Peru and the United Kingdom was put in place to ensure that the reconstruction created lasting resilience to local communities.
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