There is no break from being prepared
My son Isaac is 10 years old this June. He was born during the wettest summer I can remember. I was a Field Operations team leader at the time, based in Short Ferry near Lincoln. While I was at …
Flood
Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
Improving the Environment Agency’s incident response with new technology
The phrase “a picture tells a thousand words” really does ring true in the high-pressured environment of responding to a large scale flooding event. That’s why new technologies that allow our staff in an incident room to see what’s happening …
Creating a pioneering model of river stewardship
Posted by:
Helen Batt, Posted on:
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Categories:
Community, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Greener business, Regulated industry, Water
After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel was …
Working with partners to deliver £2.5 billion flood investment programme
Following the 2013 Spending Review, for the first time we have a longer-term, 6 year plan to improve flood and coastal erosion risk management infrastructure. Our revised investment programme was one of the elements discussed at the recent annual Flood and Coast Conference. …
Working with nature to reduce flood risk
...and what flood risk benefits they achieved. Natural flood management in action – not just models. Although the flood risk benefits of natural flood management I am sure will continue...
New technology will transform how floods are forecast across England
Flood forecasting is an incredibly exciting place to be right now with so many innovations designed to give communities better warning if it floods. The work we do can save lives by informing people in advance. I’ve worked in flood …
Showing leadership to reduce flood risk
...estimated £37 billion of economic damage to the UK. When I visited our teams at the Hull Barrier and South Ferriby to see our preparations in action, I was struck...
Flood and coast partners gather for 2017 conference
...the annual calendar is tomorrow’s Flood and Coast Conference 2017. The conference has been shaped by an advisory committee, which I chair, and is made up of representatives from all...
Flood risk engineers: the next generation
John Curtin with recent flood foundation course graduates Penny Cox and Aoife Harte [Right].14 years ago I led the creation of our first flood risk engineering degree programme. Today sees...
Building flood resilience into the fabric of Britain
...the ever increasing risk of flooding. Following the devastating winter flooding of 2015/16 we joined forces to publish the property flood resilience action plan. It’s recommendations represent a significant commitment...