Flood control weir on the Kongmu River near Xinyu, China

Industry sector

Flood Risk & Catchment Management

WREMA delivers flood-control master planning, integrated catchment and basin management, and erosion and watershed management for government agencies and development banks, from strategic action plans through to detailed engineering design.

Challenges we help solve

  • Understand present and future flood exposure
  • Set defensible design events and risk controls
  • Coordinate catchment, erosion and drainage responses

Typical outputs

  • Flood maps and design flows
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic models
  • Risk, master-plan and review reports

Our services

  • Flood studies & flood-control master planning
  • Integrated catchment & basin management planning
  • River morphology & 1D/2D hydraulic modelling
  • Erosion control & watershed management
  • Flood risk assessment for government & development agencies
  • Institutional capacity building for water resources agencies
  • Climate change adaptation strategies
  • Decision support system (DSS) development

Project experience

Featured projects

A selection of flood risk and catchment management projects undertaken by WREMA's staff, prior to and since the firm's formation in 2014.

Documentary project image for Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Flood Control Project

Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Flood Control Project

Experience of WREMA personnel

Xinyu, China · Technical study and advisory

Integrated water-cycle master planning and flood modelling to guide flood protection and ecosystem-sensitive development around Xinyu.

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Komadugu-Yobe Basin Action Plan

Experience of WREMA personnel

Kano, Nigeria · Technical study and advisory

Participatory basin planning, feasibility designs and system modelling supporting sustainable water-resources development in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin.

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Gabion erosion-control works under construction in Nigeria

NEWMAP erosion-control intervention sites

WREMA subconsultant role

Anambra State, Nigeria · Detailed design and delivery support

Integrated watershed design and construction supervision across 15 erosion-control intervention sites in Anambra State.

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Punjab Irrigation Department Transformation

Experience of WREMA personnel

Punjab, Pakistan · Technical study and advisory

Programme management and flood-risk assessment supporting transformation of an irrigation department into a holistic water-resources agency.

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More project experience

Qinghai Haidong Urban-Rural Eco Development Project

China; AECOM for Asian Development Bank

Provided the Hydrology Lead across a project comprising levee construction and river dredging for flood protection, riparian corridor restoration and wetland re-establishment, hillslope revegetation to reduce erosion, and urban/rural water supply infrastructure including a dam, pipelines and a water treatment plant.

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