Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
My name is Simon, I’m Lead Team Member for Operational Delivery in the Upper Thames catchment. I’ve been here 41 years and I wouldn’t still being doing it if I didn’t enjoy it! I am outside most of the time …
Una McMahon is a flood risk officer at the Environment Agency. She has worked for the Environment Agency for two years and holds a masters in town and country planning. She’s part of a team at the Environment Agency working …
In January, the Prime Minister launched the Government’s new national 25 year environment plan – quite a moment for those of us who’ve worked our whole careers in the environmental field. While the initial media interest has been in supermarket …
My role in the Environment Agency is about looking to the future of flood and coastal erosion risk management. I’m lucky enough to be doing the job when we’re working with partners to develop a new strategy looking forward to …
In this blog, Becky and Gabi write about their experiences as female engineers, the Environment Agency graduate scheme from both mentor and trainee perspectives and the Next Generation event at the Flood and Coast conference. Bio: Becky Sharpe: I’m Catchment Engineer …
The Environment Agency – like so many other organisations – would not be able to do its job properly without effective partnership working. Just like in our home life, partners are really important in our work life too – we …
I’ve been with the Environment Agency now for 20 years in a variety of roles. As part of this I’ve worked with lots of different people – inside and outside the organisation. And that’s one of the key things that’s …
Up until 8 months ago, I knew next to nothing about flooding. I’m lucky enough that my house has never been flooded and it’s not a subject I had to broach in my professional life, either. But that all changed …
“Prepare. Act. Survive.” Those are the simple but stark words behind the campaign we’ve launched this week to help keep people safe from flooding. Over 5 million properties across the country are at risk of flooding – that’s more than …
Marsh and mud have often received a bad press. In centuries past, coastal mudflats and marshes were thought of as derelict, even dangerous, places – scenes of criminal escapes and smuggled cargos landed. But over the last few decades, we …
