When the Rivers Rise: The Cost Impact of Flooding

Flooding is one of the most pressing and costly consequences of climate change, with its impacts felt across homes, businesses, ecosystems, and economies. In this episode of The Cost of Everything Podcast, I investigate the financial, social, and environmental toll of flooding, focusing on the UK as a case study.

We explore:

• The direct and indirect costs of major flood events like the recent Storm Bert and the 2007 and 2015 floods.
• The long-term financial impacts on property values, insurance, and local economies.
• The role of flood defenses and nature-based solutions in building resilience and mitigating future risks.
• Global flood management strategies and what the UK can learn from them.
• The critical role cost estimators play in ensuring efficient resource allocation for flood defense.

Join me as I uncover how flooding affects us all and why investing in resilience is both an economic necessity and a moral imperative.

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.