07 Sep 2021
From Water Briefing The number of disasters has increased by a factor of five over the 50-year period, driven by climate change, more extreme weather and improved reporting. However, thanks to improved early warnings and disaster management, the number of deaths decreased almost three-fold. Extreme weather events cause US$ 3.64 trillion in economic losses. According […]
17 Aug 2021
This review identified key areas of the planning process related to flood risk management and sets out actions the government will take to strengthen its approach. The government’s Planning for the Future policy paper announced a review of policy for building in areas at flood risk. In July 2020 the government published its Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk […]
17 Aug 2021
Nature ‘Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this Review, we provide a synthesis of the atmospheric, land surface and socio- economic processes that produce river floods with disastrous consequences. Disastrous floods have […]
10 Aug 2021
Flood Re consultation Amendments to the Flood Re scheme Defra ‘We received 118 responses to this consultation from a wide range of stakeholders. The government will now implement technical changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Flood Re scheme. The government supports the proposals for discounted premiums and build back better. It will […]
05 Aug 2021
Defra ‘Independent report – David Jenkins report Surface water and drainage: review of responsibilities Review of the arrangements for determining responsibility for surface water and drainage assets. In October 2019, we commissioned an independent review of the arrangements for determining responsibility for surface water and drainage assets. The review was carried out by David Jenkins. […]
21 Jul 2021
Devastating pictures from the BBC. Around 200 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding across large swaths of western Europe. Tens of thousands are unable to return to their homes or without access to power and drinking water. The flooding, caused by unprecedented rainfall, has hit parts of western Germany, as well as neighbouring Belgium and the Netherlands. […]
30 Jun 2021
From the Guardian The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a £120m grant to help increase surveillance of water companies and cut pollution in rivers. Sir James Bevan, the chief executive of the agency, told MPs that water companies and the farming industry, the two main polluters of rivers, were not […]
18 May 2021
The Environment Agency has launched its annual FCERM (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management) Strategy Action Plan to help protect England from flooding and coastal erosion. Launching the Plan, the Agency said that communities, local authorities and government working together is “crucial if we are to tackle the climate emergency.” The measures set out in […]
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