The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs,has launched a new consultation on proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in cities and rural areas from the risks of flooding.

The Environment Agency has started work this week on a £7 million beach management scheme -sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce flood risk for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities.

Anglian Water has established a series of Multi-Agency Groups (MAGS) by bringing together the different agencies with responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act. This includes local councils, the Environment Agency, Highway Authorities and Lead Local Flood Authorities.

Network Rail has made a planning submission to Teignbridge District Council to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK as part of the South West Rail Resilience Programme. 

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) , the UK Government’s independent adviser on climate change, is warning that the current approach to coastal flooding and erosion is “not fit for purpose.”

The Environment Agency is warning that climate change means intense bouts of flooding are set to become more frequent.

A new report from the Government Office for Science is warning that the information needed to develop effective policies to ensure the future prosperity, sustainability and health of coastal communities is either inadequate or not available.

A major £36 million sea defence scheme along the Tendring coastline costing up to £36 million has been given the final go ahead.

The Environment Agency (EA) has announced the successful suppliers for its Water and Environment Management (WEM) Framework, worth £1bn over four years.

Galliford Try, in a joint venture with Black & Veatch, has announced that its Infrastructure business has secured one of six places on the Environment Agency’s Water and Environment Management (WEM) framework.