About Flooded People UK
We are a non-profit network launched in 2025 by flooded people, flood response specialists and advocates for housing rights and climate change.
What we do
We put flooded people at the centre of everything we do.
Our work
We help people now while working to change the systems that leave communities exposed, unheard and unsupported.
Direct & peer support
We connect flooded people to one another, offer practical support and help communities form strong local Flood Action Groups.
Advocacy
We support flooded people to build a national voice, turn community knowledge into evidence and work in coalition for safer, drier and thriving places.
Why we exist
Climate change and bad development means there’s more and more flooding, and we’re not doing enough to protect homes, businesses, and communities. Protecting them is a vital investment for the future without which they can't thrive.
We work to evolve the UK's cross-party consensus on flooding. When change happens, whether after a flood or during a moment of planning, we want to be at the core of it.
Development in flood risk areas continues unabated and with few checks and balances. This puts would-be buyers at extreme risk and causes problems with run off. This undermines the trust and synergies needed to get a bigger plan off the ground. New developments in the highest risk bands should stop.
We need to fix the ‘externalities’ problem. Developers, oil & gas, and water companies who contribute to raising the risk. But the cost of managing it is borne by households and taxpayers. We need everyone to contribute to fix this.
We support the National Infrastructure Commission's recommendation to achieve a national standard of protection. This means a big plan to get shovels in the ground to keep people safe.
How we work
Flooded people are experts in what happened, what recovery takes and what needs to change.
We connect individual stories and local campaigns so shared problems are harder to ignore.
We make room for anger and care, then help turn both into practical, strategic action.
Who we are
Community organising, flood response, education, communications, policy and advocacy—brought together around flooded people.
Co-founder & director
Keeps Flooded People UK dynamic, resourced and strategic, drawing on leadership experience across community and environmental campaigns.
Co-founder & advisor
A leading expert in supporting flooded communities through recovery and an influential advocate for community voices.
Co-director
A disaster-management expert with ten years’ experience in UK flooding and lived experience of flooding.
Community organiser
Supports individuals and helps communities build Flood Action Groups that can secure practical local change.
Community organiser
An organiser and researcher whose work explores the history and politics of flood risk management.
Direct Support Lead
Supports flooded people at every stage, drawing on experience since 2014 to help with insurance, recovery and resilience—and offer a listening ear.
Advisor
A communications and policy advisor with more than two decades’ experience across the not-for-profit sector.
Advisor
An adult and community education specialist whose work centres democratic participation and transformative learning.
Funding & partnerships
Our support comes from environmental philanthropists who believe people affected by climate change should shape policy outcomes, including the National Lottery and the European Climate Foundation.
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