Key milestones in Floods Directive implementation

Key milestones towards the implementation of the Floods Directive include the following: • Publication of the Strategic Flood Maps for Northern Ireland in November 2008. These maps identify the predicted fluvial and coastal floodplains for present day and as predicted to take account of anticipated climate change. • Publication of the Strategic Surface Water Flood Map in December 2011. This map updated the Strategic Flood Map by adding a new layer on surface water flooding. • Publication of the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) in December 2011. The PFRA identifies geographical areas within Northern Ireland which are at significant flood risk. • Detailed Flood Hazard and Risk Maps for 20 areas at significant risk and for an additional 49 areas of further study were published in June 2014.