The government has published new guidance on calculating the impact of flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes on the natural and historic environment. There is also a tool to calculate a monetary value of the impact. EHOV (Environment and Historic Environment Outcome Valuation) is an update to the 2010 Economic Valuation of Environmental Effects […]
Rivercraft 2, a suite of games launched this week, will help to educate children and young people about the risks of flooding – and inspire young people to careers where people can make a difference. Produced by a partnership of the Environment Agency, Microsoft and developers BlockBuilders to engage young people on flood risk reduction, […]
Eco-friendly gardeners should be given a cut in their council tax, scientists have recommended, as research shows cities may have lost as much as 50% of their green garden space over the past two decades. Paving over gardens and using plastic grass has become a trend in recent years, which contributes to flooding, rising urban […]
The Environment Agency has developed an operating framework for water supply reservoirs and flood risk management. This framework will: help decide which water supply reservoirs can provide flood risk management benefits enable consistent local decision making We have designed this framework to support engagement between the: Environment Agency water companies other partners, including local communities […]
Floods Minister Rebecca Pow has announced the first communities in England to receive better flood protection as part of the government’s £100 million Frequently Flooded Allowance to protect areas which have been affected by repeated flooding. The first 53 projects announced today will be allocated more than £26 million in total, better protecting more than […]
Water labelling and mandatory sustainable drainage for new developments are two actions listed by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) on a top ten of short term priorities for Government. The Commission’s annual Infrastructure Progress Review, published today, said Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 should be implemented “this year and without […]
Researchers have produced a detailed “future flood map” of Britain – simulating the impact of flooding as climate change takes its toll. It has revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could increase by more than a fifth in today’s terms over the next century. That could be reduced if pledges to reduce global carbon […]
A consultation is launching (1 March) on Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) priorities and actions in managing the risk of flooding in Wales over the next six years. NRW has a strategic oversight role for flood and coastal erosion risk management which involves the general supervision and communication of flood and coastal erosion risk management in […]