David Simpson, from an Essex Field Team explains how Environment Agency preparations for winter begins well ahead of the long nights drawing in. As the summer was winding down, the Environment Agency was already undertaking important winter readiness actions. It …
It’s Flood Action Week so we’re showcasing the great work of our field teams in Hampshire and Sussex. These teams play a vital role reducing the risk of flooding to communities in the south east of England. In Hampshire and …
This week, the Environment Agency hosted the Flood and Coast Excellence Awards. These celebrate some of the most innovative and impactful flood and coastal erosion risk management projects from across the country writes Caroline Douglass, Environment Agency Executive Director of …
In recent years, record rainfall events nationally and internationally have served to underline the threat of surface water flooding, particularly to our cities and urban areas, writes Caroline Douglass, Environment Agency Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management. Examples …
Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation It is essential that we make homes and businesses resilient to flooding and when the worst happens build back better to limit any future damages and speed up recovery. Property …
Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation Around 1 in 6 people are at risk of flooding in England. Our changing climate means that more homes will be at risk in the future. We have traditionally focussed …
Flood warnings are now available for 110,000 additional homes and businesses following a major effort to ensure all properties at high risk of flooding can receive them. Many properties previously considered too remote, rural, or difficult to warn of flooding, …
By Sam Kipling, Senior Advisor on Coast & Development Planning I experienced flooding once. Sort of. The ballcock broke on my header tank and, for some reason, it didn’t have an overflow, so water poured from my attic, down to …
The Environment Agency has teams out on the ground ready to support local authorities in responding to potential floods and is urging the public to take care.
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. …
