The National Infrastructure Commission is calling on the Government to put in place a long-term strategy to deliver a nationwide standard of flood resilience by 2050 – with funding for flood risk management increasing significantly over the coming decades. The call is among a range of recommendations the Commission has made in the first-ever National Infrastructure […]
New £63 million defence scheme is turning the tide against floods in Rossall, on North West coast. A multi-million pound coastal defence scheme to shore up Rossall’s sea defences while reducing flood risk to 7,500 homes has been officially opened today (1st June 2018). It is one of the single biggest investments in a single […]
Engineers and the Environment – natural allies in our fight for a more flood resilient nation Posted by: John, Posted on:10 April 2018 In January, the Prime Minister launched the Government’s new national 25 year environment plan – quite a moment for those of us who’ve worked our whole careers in the environmental field. While […]
A summary of flood and coastal erosion risk management work carried out by risk management authorities in England. The Environment Agency has produced this annual report since 2012. In 2018 it also produced a 6 year summary covering the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2017. It describes the extensive work undertaken by all risk […]
The Easac study, Extreme weather events in Europe: Preparing for climate change adaptation, looked at new data and models focused on a potential slowdown of the Atlantic Gulf Stream, due to an influx of freshwater from melted ice sheets in Greenland. Global floods and extreme rainfall events have surged by more than 50% this decade, and are […]
Sir James Bevan laid out his thoughts on the future of flood protection during his keynote speech on the opening day of the Flood & Coast 2018 conference. ‘A few weeks ago I visited the village of Sea Palling on the Norfolk coast. It was my first time there, and yet when we turned the corner […]
The 2018 edition showcases international best practice within the industry, and builds on the 2017 edition. You can download your copy here.
Celebrating marsh and mud on World Wetlands Day Posted by: Nick Hardiman, The EA blog describes recent habitat creation to celebrate World Wetlands Day The new Salford flood scheme, opened on World Wetlands Day, includes 5 ha of urban wetland with benefits for wildlife and the community Marsh and mud have often received a bad […]