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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Automating biodiversity impact assessments with Earth observation
HR Wallingford is developing a groundbreaking new tool that will transform how biodiversity impacts are assessed in infrastructure development across the UK. EO4Biodiversity will help public bodies, companies, and infrastructure developers quickly and automatically assess how different development
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Understanding shallow flows for effective road drainage
Effective drainage of roads and highways is crucial for both traffic safety and the long-term durability of the pavement. This, in turn, supports the overall resilience and sustainability of the road infrastructure. HR Wallingford developed a new way to assess the capacity of slot drains used along
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RAIN: Innovative approaches to flood resilience
With climate change predicted to bring wetter, stormier weather to the UK, more communities will be at risk of flooding. Identifying properties at risk in these communities and helping residents adapt to the impacts of climate change presents a huge challenge for society, particularly in areas where
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RAIN: Innovative approaches to flood resilience
With climate change predicted to bring wetter, stormier weather to the UK, more communities will be at risk of flooding. Identifying properties at risk in these communities and helping residents adapt to the impacts of climate change presents a huge challenge for society, particularly in areas where
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Water for tomorrow
Access to water is vital for people and industry. But with the pressure of increasing demand and the impact of climate change, the UK government has set targets to significantly reduce water abstraction in England by 2050 to safeguard ecosystems and environments.
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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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