Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
by Tina Donaldson, Environment Agency Flood Risk Advisor in the Thames Area While permanent flood defences remain central to our strategy to reduce flood risk across England, temporary flood barriers have become a frequent sight on news bulletins, and have …
This winter might be a winter like no other, with us all making changes to our lives and routines, and adapting to new rules. But for the Environment Agency, many of the challenges we face are all too familiar. The …
Expressions of interest have opened for the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme, which will help communities improve resilience to flooding and coastal change
