Project highlight
Coastal communities in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka face significantly greater risk of coastal flooding from storm surges associated with seasonal cyclones than those in the rest of the country. The C-FLOOD project aims to produce a new generation of compound flood hazard maps, based upon state-of-the-art computer modelling. It will also consider a variety of climate change scenarios which will influence flooding due to predicted rising sea levels. Furthermore, the protective effects of the natural vegetation will be included in the modelling and hazard maps, by conducting experiments at the University of Plymouth's COAST Laboratory. The final outcome will be improved predictions of flooding inundation, with engagement of three selected communities, leading to improved resilience to compound flooding