23 May 2019
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) review of current planning policy for sustainable drainage (SuDS) in England has recently been published – but we question whether this exercise could have had more to do with validating the Government’s current policy approach, rather than an accurate and critical review of the application and […]
14 Mar 2019
Richard Ashley: Over the past six years, academics from leading UK Universities working on the Blue-Green Cities and Urban Flood Resilience research projects have produced world class research outputs demonstrating the multiple benefits of Blue-Green infrastructure, resilience of urban water systems under climate and population change, opportunities to use stormwater as a resource, citizens’ interactions and interoperability of Blue-Green […]
06 Mar 2019
Thanks to Richard Ashley Environment Agency Flood risk asset performance tools – Nine Reports Research to improve asset management decision-making by identifying where, when and how to intervene to reduce flood risk for least cost and greatest benefit. This research project has developed methods, tools and guidance to improve asset management decision-making by identifying where, […]
05 Mar 2019
Environment Agency publishes new evidence to plan for flood and coastal risk up to 2065 The study uses climate change, population and mapping data to set out future flood risk scenarios. The Environment Agency is investing £2.6 billion in flood and coastal erosion risk management projects between 2015 and 2021, helping to protect 300,000 homes. […]
05 Feb 2019
Two items: CIRIA Proposal Guidance on delivery of Natural Flood Management Natural Flood Management requesting expressions of interest CIRIA is looking for expressions of interest from research teams that would like to competitively tender to deliver the technical work for Proposal 2970 Guidance on the delivery of Natural Flood Management (the proposal can be found here). CIRIA would […]
30 Jan 2019
From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Consultation explores opportunities for flood and coastal erosion management at a local level Government is beginning a conversation on increasing local funding for flood and coastal erosion management and is keen to hear ideas, as outlined in a government consultation. Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, welcomed […]
19 Jan 2019
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report. The Canadian Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, our new report titled “Weathering the Storm: Developing a Canadian Standard for Flood-Resilient Existing Communities.” The report highlights a range of solutions that can be deployed practically and cost-effectively within communities and households, across Canada, to reduce flood risk. It also […]
15 Jan 2019
Yorkshire Water has announced that it has begun work on its scheme to plant one million trees across its land within 10 years. More than 14,000 trees were planted at Ogden Water in December, marking the start of a partnership that will see one million added to land owned by Yorkshire Water and leased by the […]
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