Emma Formoy, Project Director of the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme: After the summer we’ve just had, memories of Oxford’s roads underwater, the railway line closed, and water damage to homes and businesses may seem in the distant past. But working on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme I’m aware how vulnerable Oxford remains to flooding. Climate change […]
Environment Agency ‘Freshwater anglers contribute an estimated £1.4 billion annually to the English economy, supporting up to 27,000 full-time equivalent jobs, through their spending on the sport. This is according to an Environment Agency study published today, the first time since 2005 that a major study of angling activity and expenditure has taken place. The […]
Standing on the shoulders of giants in a rising sea Emma Howard Boyd speech to the Global Engineering Congress London, 24 October 2018 to the Global Engineering Congress – 24th October 2018 at ICE (continue) Thank you and good afternoon. This year, marks 200 years since the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Now, […]
Following on from the hard hitting What Lies Beneath report another stark warning Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency This speech takes twenty minutes, provided I don’t get heckled. But for those of you who are in a rush, here’s the short version of what I’m going to say: Climate change is the biggest threat we […]
Environment Agency and Natural England have released a new (Sept) update on the Water Environment Grant (WEG). Update Details 316 applications for the scheme have now been assessed for eligibility and scored against the prioritisation criteria. Those applications which are eligible are now going through a process of quality assurance (QA) and checks to make […]
National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy 2019 – Environment Agency publishes initial scoping report The Environment Agency has announced plans to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment for the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy 2050. The revised flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) strategy requires a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under […]
Environment Agency The National Drought Group has urged people to use water wisely following a meeting to discuss pressure on water resources and the environment following this summer’s heat wave. The environment has suffered due to the driest May to July across England since 1921. The Environment Agency (EA) responded to a 330% increase in […]
‘It could never happen to me’ – Challenging business misconceptions The Environment Agency working on flood resilience and has launched a campaign to ensure North East businesses are prepared for flooding. Since 1998 there has been at least one serious flood every year with businesses more likely to flood than be destroyed by fire. Recent events […]