The Global Commission on Adaptation has published a report ‘Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience’. The key messages of the report include: Investing $1.8 trillion globally in five areas from 2020 to 2030 could generate £7.1 trillion in total net benefits. Adaptation actions bring multiple benefits, called the triple dividend – […]
Flooding advice for farmers and land managers This guidance gives information for farmers and land managers whose land has been flooded. Published 16 August 2019 From: Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, Environment Agency, Natural England, British Cattle Movement Service, and Animal and Plant Health Agency Contents Temporary measures and minor change request Force majeure […]
Depaving Guidance – London – With climate change continuing to cause more frequent and intense rainfall, the Greater London Authority (GLA) has published a depaving guide outlining the process of removing impermeable surfaces and replacing them with materials that allow water to pass through them. Click here to download the guide.
Flood Re has today announced proposals outlining how to encourage more properties across the UK to be made resilient to flooding. Flood Re was established to promote the availability and affordability of household insurance for eligible homes and, over its lifetime, enable a transition to affordable risk-reflective pricing for household insurance for those at risk […]
Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency Flood and Coast Conference, Telford International Centre, 18 June 2019 Introduction I’m here, of course, to give a speech on climate change and flood risk. But first I want us to turn our thoughts to […]
This series of Tweets and links from John Curtin and later Defra highlights the challenges of this weather system that got stuck over the UK. Like 2007 flooding this event this prolonged period of rain will go down as yet another event which shook up our perceptions of flood risk and how we respond. The […]
Environment Agency calls for urgent action to protect country from river and coastal floods Entire communities might need to be moved away from coasts and rivers as the UK takes urgent action to prepare for an average global temperature rise of 4C, the Environment Agency warned. The agency said on Thursday that difficult decisions would have to […]
Engineering first as Dutch flood defence scheme is unveiled in Somerset Environment Agency: The tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Overlooking the Bristol Channel, Stolford has a history of coastal erosion and is prone to flooding. In 1981 […]