From Defra Thousands more homes and businesses are to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion, as part of plans published today by the Government outlining a record £5.2 billion of investment over the next six years. More than £860 million will be spent in 2021-22 boosting design and construction of more than 1,000 […]
The Environment Agency has launched its annual FCERM (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management) Strategy Action Plan to help protect England from flooding and coastal erosion. Launching the Plan, the Agency said that communities, local authorities and government working together is “crucial if we are to tackle the climate emergency.” The measures set out in […]
Defra update their websites systematically on particular subjects and the first link here is link to the entire collection of details on the various English coastal paths. Another variant on this theme is to re-publish older reports and there are a swarm of study reports from the 2000’s appearing on flood and coastal defence themes. […]
Dorset County Council ‘The Dorset Coastal Engineering Partnership will provide an effective and co-ordinated approach in the delivery of schemes to help protect residents and communities from coastal flooding and erosion. As well as designing and delivering large government funded projects, the main functions of the new partnership will be to set long term strategies […]
Guardian ‘East Yorkshire councillors bemoan lack of national guidance and funding Ministers have been urged to step in to help families whose homes are at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea on the fastest-eroding coastline in northern Europe. Residents in the Yorkshire village of Skipsea were told this week that more than 20 homes were at […]
Guardian ‘Treat coastal erosion as a natural catastrophe, UK ministers urged East Yorkshire councillors bemoan lack of national guidance and funding Ministers have been urged to step in to help families whose homes are at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea on the fastest-eroding coastline in northern Europe. Residents in the Yorkshire village of […]
The reality of the narratives from local people in coastal communities has been a theme in this article and also the recent EFRA Report. Business as usual is becoming far from acceptable. As the climate emergency brings rising seas and cliff erosion, seaside towns are mounting a losing battle to save homes Tom Wall, Observer […]
This is an interim Report for our inquiry into coastal flooding, coastal erosion and climate change. The Election will prevent us completing the inquiry. This interim report draws attention to key themes in the evidence we have received so far and some provisional conclusions that the Government, Environment Agency and the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) […]