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1,400 flood defence projects in England to receive funding

CIWEM have commented on the Government Announcements – http://www.ciwem.org/information-and-resources/press–media/news-list/2014/dec/the-autumn-statement-is-already-forgetting-the-floods-of-last-winter.aspx Guardian ‘Treasury plans to spend from £2.3bn budget on improving protection for 300,000 homes over six years More than 1,400 flood defence projects are to receive funding to provide better protection from flooding for hundreds of thousands of homes. The Treasury is detailing projects that will […]

UK Flood News – Top Current News

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Insurers Tell Govt £500M Extra Needed For Flood Defences UK flood defences need an extra £500m investment to ensure adequate protection for UK homes and businesses, leading insurance companies have warned in a letter to Chancellor George Osborne. Without the additional millions in funding the companies are concerned they may face losses even higher than the estimated £450m bill faced after […]

Home Owners Guide to Flooding – A Really useful reference

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This guide which is written especially with the home owner in mind hopes to reduce the worry about what flood protection products to use, and illustrates the variety of ways a home can be protected, how difficult the products are to fit and when it is appropriate to use them, The guide has been written […]

Flood News – September edition – Summary of recent news

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Flood news is an excellent overview of recent news on UK flooding: to subscribe to this FREE monthly eNewsletter please click HERE NFF: A Manifesto For Flooded Communities The National Flood Forum (NFF) is asking flood hit communities to help prepare a Manifesto for Action on Flooding. Over the next two months they are asking individuals and Flood Action Groups across […]

UK Flood News – a great source of news across the UK flood sector – insurance – cost of the winter floods – community responses

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CMS News has gets it input from a wide range of eNews sources and we regularly promote these. For anyone working in the UK Flooding sector UK Flood News has become a mine of valuable information. The stories covered below illustrate the breadth of their coverage. Counting The £1Bn Plus Cost Of The Winter Floods […]

Heavier summer downpours with climate change – Met Office report

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Met Office: Extreme summer rainfall may become more frequent in the UK due to climate change, according to new research led by the Met Office in collaboration with Newcastle University. The new study, from the joint Met Office and NERC funded CONVEX project, uses a state-of-the-art climate model providing the first evidence that hourly summer […]

EFRA Committee Report on Winter Floods

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EFRA Committee ‘The devastating floods of last winter could hit England again unless government funding cuts to flood defence budgets are reversed, MPs warned environment secretary, Owen Paterson, on last week. “Overall funding does not reflect the increased flood risk” being driven by climate change, the MPs’ report found, while money for the maintenance of […]

Flood Risk Management Plan Guidance

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Defra: ‘Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) highlight the hazards and risks of flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water, groundwater and reservoirs, and set out how Risk Management Authorities (RMAs) work together with communities to manage flood risk.’ To read more click here