From Defra Over 3,000 hectares of new woodlands are set to be planted along England’s rivers and watercourses with backing from the country’s leading environmental organisations, Forestry Minister Lord Goldsmith announced today (Saturday 25 September). Planting trees on and around riverbanks, or allowing them to grow naturally, can help to improve water quality by blocking […]
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in partnership with the Water Research Foundation, has released a new report entitled Innovative and Integrated Stormwater Management. The report is an accumulation of DEP’s examination of stormwater programs from across the country and around the globe. It includes lessons learned and the challenges associated with […]
Another product of the 2015 – 2016 floods in this guidance. The challenge is to get businesses to take it seriously and act. With over 300,000 commercial properties estimated to be at risk across the UK, businesses need to ensure they are not only aware of their flood risk, but also better prepared in case […]
The Guardian. Why Flooding Is The Next Big Business Risk As climate change risks go, rising sea levels fail to sound the same alarm bells as dramatic weather events and melting ice caps. Yet their long-term effects are among the most alarming. Flooded cities, submerged coastal areas, mass migrations. According to recent research, the world’s oceans rose by 14cm […]
Bruce Horton: ‘A new report from the European Environment Agency provides an overview of significant floods in Europe and looks at the role of floodplains in flood protection, water management and nature conservation. Around 90% of European floodplains have been lost, and the report calls for a network of green infrastructures to complement hard defences. […]
Catherine Morgan Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk management network The need for those us involved in Flood Risk Management research to engage with the public has never been more apparent. I live and work in Hull, a city that lies on the banks of the Humber Estuary and therefore, at risk of tidal flooding. However, […]
How the Environment Agency will manage government investment to reduce flood risk and coastal erosion in England. Environment Agency ‘Between April 2015 and March 2021, the government will invest £2.3 billion in more than 1,500 projects across England. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) investment plan sets out how this commitment will […]