I lead the Durham and Tees Valley Field Operations team which is responsible for the delivery of river and flood defence maintenance as well as incident response activities in the area. Recently, I’ve been working on a project which will …
Peter Rawcliffe from the Oxford Flood Alliance talks about his experience of his home being flooded and tells us why a new flood scheme for the city is so important.
As the latest UK Climate Projections are released, the Environment Agency has also published its Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation report. Read Emma Howard Boyd’s foreword below. Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency Climate change is not a …
The Environment Agency’s River Thames Waterways team are playing their full part in the multi-agency security operation for the Royal Wedding in Windsor on Saturday 19 May, working alongside police and other partners to ensure public order and other risks …
Last year I found myself standing on the famous red TEDx stage holding a tuning fork, a biro and a cycling shoe. No I hadn’t taken the wrong turn backstage, I was about to deliver a speech to an audience …
It’s been about seven years since we’ve had significant snow in the West Midlands, but – for large parts of the country – today is a winter wonderland. In some places we’ve had from six inches to nearly a foot …
As today (18 October) is World Menopause Day, it is worth thinking about an issue that affects 3.5 million women in the UK workplace who are aged 50 and over. At the Environment Agency, 44% of the staff are women, and …
I am a great believer in being yourself, life is so much simpler when you are. It starts with knowing who you are and being happy with that. But it can be tricky at times and can be even harder …
On a wet morning in summer 2007 I set off to Birmingham to discuss – of all things – drought planning for water companies. Throughout that year I had been busy working …
I started my interest in engineering when my (male) careers teacher said "Girls don't go into engineering – which is a shame as it's a great career." I can now say that he was right – on both counts! I have had …
