Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency is warning that the UK is seeing the impacts of the climate emergency hitting “worst case scenario” levels with more extreme weather and flooding.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of expert consultancy services from a single provider for coastal protection and flood risk management support.

VSBW, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster has been appointed as the main contractor for delivering new sea defences in Southsea worth £100 million.

The Environment Agency has announced a set of new supplier arrangements and partnerships intended to increase efficiency, value for money and the green legacy of its £2.6 billion capital investment programme.

Yorkshire Water is working alongside the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (YDRT) to improve the wildlife habitat and reduce the impact of flooding in the Oughtershaw area of Upper Wharfedale.

The Environment Agency has announced that it will shortly go out to tender with a contract to put a national property flood resilience framework in place.

The deadline is approaching to respond to a call by the Natural Environment Research Council - the UK’s leading funder of independent research, training and innovation in environmental science to submit proposals for the Environmental Risks to Infrastructure Innovation Programme.

The Government has said it will limit the statutory consultee role for Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) to major development in relation to surface water drainage - the policy for sustainable drainage systems will be kept under review.

The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a £12m river maintenance contract lasting up to four years to support its flood risk management programmes across the North West, Yorkshire and North East of England.