Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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As part of our Water Matters campaign, we held 'The Big Debate - Why the UK won't be ready for the next big flood' on Wednesday 28 October 2015 with a panel of high profile expert speakers and guest chair Janet Street-Porter. During the event, Alison Baptiste, Director of Strategy and Investment at the Environment Agency, answered the question: Do you think that flooding can never be fully prevented and that the best case scenario is that the UK is ready to cope when it does? Read more about Water Matters and request a copy of our White Paper on why the UK won't be ready for the next big flood here: tinyurl.com/nshjjon

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- Episode 1: youtube.com/watch?v=jhNxthy2qCU
- Episode 2: youtube.com/watch?v=yPrOrAY1Rws
- Episode 3: youtube.com/watch?v=cHCRbvXTjA8
- Episode 4: youtube.com/watch?v=qA05y5_PoxM
- Episode 5: youtube.com/watch?v=IzjWj7_Eb-o
- Episode 6: youtube.com/watch?v=oW1GH_vgfZo
- Episode 7: youtube.com/watch?v=7mx1vsn8fkQ
- Episode 9: youtube.com/watch?v=QpHcz3S6Egg
- Episode 10: youtube.com/watch?v=0_rMG0d93H4
- Episode 11: youtube.com/watch?v=QS3mJXbsDsM
- Episode 12: youtube.com/watch?v=91u1YLe4dFQ
- Episode 13: youtube.com/watch?v=BJbS_IjIm3Q
- Episode 14: youtube.com/watch?v=s-AnAbM8_uI
- Episode 15: youtube.com/watch?v=Fa5X2PBhv7Q
- Episode 16: youtube.com/watch?v=XqTcT6AoVH8
- Episode 17: youtube.com/watch?v=izdllsaute4
- Episode 18: youtube.com/watch?v=ViyEUTUTbfU
- Episode 19: youtube.com/watch?v=dzqNp3obHrs
- Episode 20: youtube.com/watch?v=Th7XzQw7WKE

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