20 Feb 2019

This research project has developed new guidance to estimate local drainage rates when mapping and modelling surface water flood risk This research project has developed new guidance to estimate local drainage rates when mapping and modelling surface water flood risk. The information can be used to validate and update the national maps, called the Risk […]

13 Feb 2019

£67.4 million Ipswich tidal flood barrier officially opened The new flood scheme will protect 1,600 homes and 400 businesses in Ipswich over the next century. Environment Agency: 8th Feb: The Environment Agency’s new tidal flood defence barrier for Ipswich has been officially opened by Floods Minister, Dr Thérèse Coffey, ensuring more than 1,600 homes and […]

13 Feb 2019

Reduce flood risk with the Woodlands for Water scheme – The pioneering project run by the Forestry Commission and Environment Agency is once again being offered in the North East and Yorkshire. Forestry Commission and Environment Agency – Published 11 February 2019 Expert advice on creating woodlands that will reduce flood risk and improve water quality is […]

30 Jan 2019

Insurance Times  ‘Environmental risks have again placed prominently in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report Companies in the UK and around the world are sleep-walking into a catastrophe around environmental risk. This is according to Zurich’s group chief risk officer Alison Martin, who spoke to Insurance Times at the World Economic Forum’s launch of the Global […]

28 Nov 2018

EA ‘Environment Agency Chair, Emma Howard Boyd is calling on businesses and communities to prepare as latest UK climate change projections are published. Writing in the Environment Agency’s Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation report, the Chair of the Environment Agency says worryingly few FTSE boards are disclosing the strategic risks to their shareholders brought by the […]