Reducing flood risk – the maintenance work we do to keep rivers flowing
Exploring part of the vital maintenance that reduces flood risk.
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Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
Floods and dredging: explaining the Environment Agency’s approach
What is dredging and desilting? Dredging and desilting are methods that we use to remove an accumulation of silt material, such as fine gravels or soils that have been washed into rivers from surrounding land in the catchment, from the …
Using the power of nature to increase flood resilience
James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency At the Environment Agency we’re very good at building walls and embankments to reduce the risk of flooding to vulnerable communities. The trouble is, in a changing climate that is not enough. …
Introducing the Polder2C’s Project: a living lab to test climate response strategies
Climate change is already affecting the countries bordering the southern North Sea and English Channel. Known as the 2 seas region, we need to proactively adapt and protect the area from rising sea levels and heavy storms which are occurring …
Planning for flood-resilient places
Getting the right kind of growth in the right places is one of the main ways of achieving climate resilient places. Effective spatial planning is an essential tool for making land use choices that help to achieve greater flood and …
Working with international partners to promote natural flood management
Read about how Environment Agency Officers have been involved in the recently launched ‘International guide on using Natural and Nature Based Features’. This guide is for river and coastal managers worldwide – to inspire them, showcasing nature-based approaches to flood and coastal management.
Yorkshire ‘climate cafes’ help communities prepare homes to withstand future floods
Climate café events in Hull and York will offer local residents advice on how to physically adapt and prepare their homes for increased flood risk and more frequent extreme weather. Yorkshire Flood Resilience has announced the two events in September …
The Ox-Cam Pathfinder project - Introducing the Floodmobile
Dan Bond, Deputy Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy and Engagement, explains the work an innovative project to make more climate resilient places. Anyone whose business or home has been flooded will tell you that it’s a life …
Launching the flood and coastal resilience innovation programme
Today, 25 pioneering projects have received a share of £150 million of funding to put new aspects of the National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management to the test.
The Prime Minister visits Didsbury following Storm Christoph
This week, Storm Christoph brought heavy rain to very wet ground and full rivers. Today, I joined the Prime Minister who visited Didsbury in Greater Manchester where properties were evacuated. When we arrived the channel leading to the flood storage …