Other Water News: The next round of River Basin District Plans are to be published for consultation in September (22nd) and The Water Stakeholder Forum which was begun to help stakeholders understand WFD has been wound up. Defra announces preferred candidate to chair Environment Agency Owen Paterson, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, […]
Defra: This collection brings together information on how the reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will affect farmers. This includes information about the new schemes for farmers from 2015. CAP is a system of agricultural subsidies and programmes. CAP covers farming, environmental measures and rural development, and controls EU agricultural markets. The new […]
The second project was a major beach regeneration scheme on the Dutch coast, described by Jaan Flikweert of Royal Haskoning DHV. This project – primarily intended to improve coastal flood defences – placed 21.5 million cubic metres of sand at one location and allowed natural processes to transport the sand to where it was needed. […]
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The Water Act 2014 received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014. The purpose of the act is to: reform the water industry to make it more innovative and responsive to customers and to increase the resilience of water supplies to natural hazards such as drought and floods to bring forward measures to address […]
This is our second newsletter giving you an update on the latest developments in the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA), what is happening nationally and what we in Defra have been working on: · 2014/15 CaBA funding · Ministerial catchment visit · Ministerial support for catchment working at CIWEM conference · Other CaBA news · ConnectRight […]
Project Report: On 5th and 6th December 2013 the largest storm surge in 60 years hit the East Coast of England, causing extensive damage to property and habitats. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts with confidence that in the 21st Century sea levels will rise, the rate at which sea levels continue to rise […]
This two-page note captures our emerging thoughts on four aspects of the planning process where we think change is needed. We are publishing this note with the aim of promoting discussion in this important area. The 2010-2012 drought event was remarkable in its severity and duration; and in its conclusion, as a result of the […]