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17 Aug 2022

After the drought London faces reality of flood risk again

Concerns that the prolonged hot and dry spell may have increased the risk of flash floods, come just a year after rain storms saw more than a thousand homes and businesses across 24 boroughs filled with stormwater and sewage.

London Councils Deputy Chair Cllr Darren Rodwell, said that, since last summer, partners across the capital have been working to boost London’s flood preparedness and resilience.

“Each London borough is a Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), which is responsible for bringing all the relevant partners together to identify and monitor local flood risks in their local area, which is mainly surface water flooding in London", he said.

“We recognise that London remains vulnerable to future flooding events. This is due to the impact of climate change combined with the loss of permeable green spaces, which is placing ever greater demands on London’s drainage systems and infrastructure, which was not designed to cope with such extreme flooding.

“Together with our partners, we have developed our multi-agency incident planning and response and worked on better communication between agencies and the public about flood risk.”

Following last summer's floods, Thames Water commissioned an independent panel of experts to better understand the extent and causes of the floods, to assess how existing drainage systems performed, and to recommend how the increasing risks of future flooding events may be managed. ( [link removed] )You can read the final report of the London Flood Review here. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

London Mental Health Champions Network

The London Mental Health Champions Network was established to support elected members from across London who want to learn more about how to support their own and their constituent's mental health and wellbeing.

The network, which is run in partnership with Centre for Mental Health, Thrive LDN and London Councils, meets on a quarterly basis and provides a forum for elected members with an interest in public mental health to collaborate and share information and good practice. 

The next meeting will take place online on 4 October, 18:30 – 19:45. If you would like to join the next meeting, ( [email protected] )please email Thrive LDN ( [email protected] )

Grants Programme 

London Councils 2022-26 grants programme is investing over £6 million each year in tackling two of the most serious issues facing the capital: Homelessness; and Domestic and sexual abuse.

You can read more about the grants scheme, including organisations delivering the 2022-26 programme and case studies of how grants have helped Londoners ( [link removed] )on our website here. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

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