CFRAM is Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management. The national CFRAM programme commenced in Ireland in 2011.
The CFRAM Programme is central to the medium to long-term strategy for the reduction and management of flood risk in Ireland.
The Programme delivers on core components of the National Flood Policy, adopted in 2004, and on the requirements of the EU 'Floods' Directive. The Irish CFRAM programme is being carried out in parallel with similar programmes across the European Union.
The OPW is the lead agency for flood risk management in Ireland and is the national competent authority for the EU Floods Directive. OPW works in close partnership with all Local Authorities in delivering the objectives of the CFRAM Programme.
Implementation of the requirements EU Floods Directive is being coordinated with the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive and the current River Basin Management Plans. The Programme is also being undertaken with close cross-border coordination,
The CFRAM Programme comprises three key steps:
· The Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA): 2011
· The CFRAM Studies and parallel activities: 2011-2015
· Implementation and Review: 2016 onwards
The Programme provides for three main consultative stages:
· 2011 Preliminary Flood Risk Assessments
· 2013 Flood Hazard Mapping
· 2015 Flood Risk Management Plans
A formal process of public consultation is provided for in advance of these dates and you should click here – public consultation – if you wish to make a submission in this regard.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Draft Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment will be published for public consultation in August 2011.
The National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management ('CFRAM') Programme was initiated to implement some of the key recommendations of the Report of theFlood Policy Review Group and to deliver on the requirements of the EU Floods Directive.
