20 Jun 2019

Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency Flood and Coast Conference, Telford International Centre, 18 June 2019 Introduction I’m here, of course, to give a speech on climate change and flood risk. But first I want us to turn our thoughts to […]

20 Jun 2019

This series of Tweets and links from John Curtin and later Defra highlights the challenges of this weather system that got stuck over the UK. Like 2007 flooding this event this prolonged period of rain will go down as yet another event which shook up our perceptions of flood risk and how we respond. The […]

20 Jun 2019

Proposed designation changes to the main river map, notices from the Environment Agency, how to comment or appeal, and final decision notices. Environment Agency 7th June 2019 see all updates Contents Factual changes (notices to be live for 30 days) Decision notices (notices to be live for 6 weeks) Statutory guidance to the Environment Agency […]

20 Jun 2019

The Grantham Institute, Imperial College. As experts on climate change, many people ask us, what can I do personally about it? The 9 things people can do is our advice We spoke to our team of scientists at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London and have created a digital feature […]

18 Jun 2019

Future of seaside towns: government response to the Select Committee report The government’s response to the report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the future of seaside towns. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government   ‘This is the government response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on regenerating seaside towns and communities, […]

18 Jun 2019

The Scarborough News    ‘Scarborough Council is set to give its backing to a plan to establish England’s first commercial seaweed hatchery in the waters off the town’s coast. The council’s cabinet is being asked to act as an accountable body for a £472,150 grant from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) to SeaGrown Limited. The Scarborough-based company […]