Communicating effectively with the public Jacqui Cotton, EA   ‘People need to know how a flood will affect them; what it will do to their homes and how it will disrupt their lives. Authorities have often shied away from such stark content in communications as it may cause fear or panic. Key to avoiding that fear […]

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The Environmental Audit Committee publishes report finding that the Government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding. Report: Flooding: Cooperation across Government Report: Flooding: Cooperation across Government (PDF 1.11 MB) Inquiry: Flooding: Cooperation across Government Environmental Audit Committee Funding for flood defences The Committee warns that a reactive approach to funding for flood defence […]

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We all know about burying bad news, the EAC and Parliament have done their work in holding Government to account. The Environmental Audit Committee publishes the 2014 review of the Government’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) (the “Worsfold Review”). The Worsfold Review was commissioned by the Government following the flooding of winter 2013-14 and […]

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The Guardian.   Why Flooding Is The Next Big Business Risk As climate change risks go, rising sea levels fail to sound the same alarm bells as dramatic weather events and melting ice caps. Yet their long-term effects are among the most alarming. Flooded cities, submerged coastal areas, mass migrations. According to recent research, the world’s oceans rose by 14cm […]

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