Flood Free Homes Campaign launched by the Association of British Insurers
Only one week after its launch, 20 MPs representing 1.4 million constituents have already signed up in support of the ABI’s Flood Free Homes campaign. In addition, 24 Prospective Parliamentary Candidates have also pledged their support. On Tuesday 20th January, the Flood Free Homes campaign was launched by the Association of British Insurers, supported by the Friends of the Earth, Know Your Flood Risk, the National Flood Forum and the Property Care Association’s Flood Protection Group. The campaign has seen significant cross-party support from parliamentary stakeholders who recognise the need to reduce the risk of flooding across the UK.
The campaign is calling for:
- By 2025 £1bn per year to be spent on managing flood risk to keep pace with climate change.
- A zero tolerance of inappropriate new developments in areas at risk of flooding.
- Cross-party consensus on ambitious long term solutions that manage all types of flood risk. http://www.floodfreehomes.org.uk/
National Assessment of Flood Risk – New Environment Agency assessment of losses and costs
An estimated 7,000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, according to the Environment Agency. Analysis by the Agency, based on current funding levels, projects that more than 800 will be lost over the next 20 years as coastlines erode. The cost of protecting these properties is considered to be too high. The Environment Agency estimates that more than £1bn worth of properties will disappear as a result …
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292928/geho0609bqds-e-e.pdf www.bbc.co.uk
Check my flood risk – New Flood Risk Search Site Open to All
A new search site will allow households and businesses across the country to check for flood risks to property. Using data from the Environment Agency, CheckMyFloodRisk.co.uk allows people to search for an address and see its proximity to flood risks. “By using our previous expertise in flood mapping, and in the presentation of big data in easy to understand formats, we’ve been able to make this information easily accessible to everyone. “We can easily imagine this becoming a standard check that people do before buying property, just like running a search on broadband availability or school catchment areas …