The project has used demonstration sites across the UK, Ireland and France to develop and test a range of techniques ranging from public participation through to the economic appraisal of floodplain management options. These sites are:

		The Forth catchment in Scotland
		The international Erne catchment in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
		The Val de Charente in south west France
		The Somerset Levels and Moors in South West England
		The Fens in Eastern England

A sixth project area in the Cherwell, England focused on methods to assess the cumulative hydrological effects of floodplain restoration.

The project was undertaken over three years from 1999. Project Officers in each site led work on:

		Facilitating and developing the partnership in the area
		Collection of data to profile the floodplain to determine the physical suitability for wetland restoration
		The social and economic profile of the floodplain in question to identify relevant stakeholders
		Running stakeholder participation events to select sustainable floodplain management options. The emphasis on stakeholder participation proved to be a major success in moving the planning process forward
		Appraising management options from economic, social and environmental perspectives to test their sustainability
		Analysing policy barriers to and opportunities for the wise use of floodplains
		Developing local and national action plans to take forward the lessons learned
		Disseminating the results