26 Jan 2021
With river levels remaining high in the wake of Storm Christoph and subsequent snowfall, it has emerged that swathes of England’s vital flood defences are ‘almost useless’. An investigation by Unearthed found that thousands of England’s vital flood defences were in such a state of ruin last year they would fail to protect communities from extreme […]
19 Jan 2021
CIRIA recently published ‘Code of Practice for Property Flood Resilience’ (C790a), ‘Guidance on the code of practice for property flood resilience (C790b)‘ and ‘Making your property flood resilient (C790c)‘ documents. The new guidance provides confidence on the use of the standards within the code of practice that provides a benchmark for those procuring and delivering […]
05 Jan 2021
From Water Briefing The NRR provides information on the most significant risks that could occur in the next two years and which could have a wide range of impacts on the UK. Published by the Cabinet Office on 18th December, the National Risk Register – 2020 edition provides an updated government assessment of the likelihood and potential impact […]
15 Dec 2020
Defra ‘On Saturday (12 December), the UK became one of the first countries in the world to fulfil a key commitment of the Paris Agreement, publishing our Adaptation Communication, setting out how we are enhancing our resilience to the changing climate. Published as the Prime Minister brought leaders together at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit, the […]
09 Dec 2020
Water infrastructure and flood risk management play key role in government’s National Infrastructure Strategy According to the government, infrastructure investment will have a key role to play in the economic recovery from COVID-19 the recovery, both by maintaining jobs in the short term, and creating the conditions for long-term sustainable growth. In the summer, the government […]
03 Dec 2020
NAO This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money. Background to the report Flooding and coastal erosion put lives, livelihoods and people’s well-being at risk. The Environment Agency (EA) estimates that 5.2 million homes and businesses in England are at risk of flooding […]
03 Dec 2020
Wyre Natural Flood Management Project: Partnership project to enhance the local environment and protect against flood risk – Update A virtual launch of the Wyre NFM (Natural Flood Management) Investment Readiness Project was held Monday 26 October and was attended by key partners and stakeholders, including Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd. Organised as a […]
05 Nov 2020
As winter approaches, flood resilience expert Mary Dhonau, in partnership with Flood Re, has produced an 86 page electronic magazine) showing the measures homeowners in flood risk areas across the country have taken to reduce the impact of flooding on their properties. You can read the free full eMag here. One example in the ‘Property […]
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