Flood and drought events cost the UK billions, with climate change worsening disruption.
The Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) is delivering advanced field monitoring and data to help us better manage risks from these extremes.
Transforming the UK’s resilience to floods and droughts
Open-access data and digital tools
Access high-resolution, near real-time hydrological data and digital tools at national and catchment scales.
Observatories for testing and discovery
We're setting up three UK observatories and making mobile equipment available for monitoring across the country.
A community to share and build knowledge
Creating training, resources and collaboration opportunities to drive solutions to water management challenges.
Working in partnership
Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), FDRI is a collaborative effort coordinated by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) in partnership with Imperial College, University of Bristol and the British Geological Survey.
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We are grateful to the community groups, landowners and our dedicated Catchment Champions contributing their expertise to deliver FDRI in our three target catchments.
Simple page | 29.05.2026
Feedback Session Report - Accessing FDRI gridded time series data with Python and R notebooks
Simple page | 29.05.2026
Slides - FDRI Feedback Session - Accessing Gridded Time Series Data with Python and R Notebooks
Event | 14.05.2026
BHS Peter Wolf Early Career Symposium 2026 – Hydrology in Service of Society
Collaborate with us
Are you a landowner, hydrologist, someone who uses hydrological data, or builds new technologies and innovative solutions related to floods and droughts? Check out our get involved section or email us directly on FDRI@ceh.ac.uk to discuss opportunities.