“Water is the most important thing there is” – Remarks by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Water, 3 March 2022 “Water is about the most important thing there is: it’s essential for life and everything else. Water – its quantity and its quality – […]
Plans approved for a new ‘aquagreen’ that will reduce flood damage in east Hull An Environment Agency project to create a large ‘aquagreen’ that will reduce flood risk to over 870 properties and key infrastructure in east Hull has been given the go ahead. Planning permission for the project at Castlehill has now been approved […]
2022: The Year of Climate Adaptation Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speech to the Coastal Futures conference “Thank you for inviting me to speak at this year’s Coastal Futures conference. In 1953, 307 lives were lost on land and more than 177 people were lost at sea in the east coast surge. […]
The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Good Practice Guide has been published: Strategic flood risk assessment good practice guide | ADEPT (adeptnet.org.uk) The research reports, used to create the guide, were published on 25th November and can be accessed here: Using flood risk information in spatial planning – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The Strategic flood risk assessment good […]