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Gwynedd Council has been awarded a significant Natural Flood Management (NFM) accelerator grant from the Welsh Government to progress flood mitigation in two catchments: Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula and Waunfawr in the foothills of Eryri.

Catchment-based planning plays an increasingly important role in municipalities and cities as stormwater management and climate adaptation require a more holistic perspective.

In the summer of 2011, Copenhagen in Denmark came to a standstill as heavy rainfall flooded streets, railways, and basements. A decade later, Gävle in Sweden faced a similar fate when an exceptional cloudburst shut down schools for months. These are examples of events that remain imprinted in local memory due to their dramatic impacts and the lessons they hold about how cities can cope.