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Deep Water – Welcome Meeting to the Flooding Project
February 20, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
If you missed our first DEEP WATER presentation this is for you. The presentation has been finely tuned but similar to the first DEEP WATER event. Organised by a Midlands-wide team.
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π This is the first meeting of a project meant to highlight the Government’s failure to respond to the real and present danger of ever-increasing severe and frequent flooding due to climate change.
π Our dual aims are to Tell The Truth and demand that the Government Acts Now.
π The Deep Water Project will include:
β’ An awareness-raising and action planning webinar
β’ Public and virtual events and actions.
β’ Awareness raising in the media
β’ Demands for action by national and local politicians
β’ Collaboration with local flood action groups and other environmental groups
β’ Outreach and increasing membership
β’ Promotion of the CEE Bill
βοΈ REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lcOioqzMpH9WLA-PJFSFOQ6XLxr9EuDIx
π Please advise of any special access requirements via email.
π If you canβt wait for our welcome event and wish to dip your toes in the water sooner email us at:
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π If you are from another region and you wish to help us with the rollout into your region, please also feel welcome to attend.
π If you’d like to be on our email list join here…
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-the-deep-water-project?source=xrnottm&
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ABOUT FLOODING
π Just cast your mind back over the last few winters for examples of devastating floods β¦ Stratford upon Avon, Wainfleet, Ironbridge, Hull, Worcester, Hereford, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Ilkeston, Loughborough to name a but few.
π For a full list click here https://tinyurl.com/yxgqwhm7
π These life-threatening, extreme weather events can be due to sea-level rise, flash flooding, river flooding and reservoir collapse. The root cause is global heating. And the consequences are devastating for individuals, communities and the natural world.