The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a call for evidence on coastal erosion and landslips as part of its long-term thematic inquiry into Climate and weather resilience.

The Environment Agency is getting ready to start work this week on £1 million worth of coastal flood defence work at Pevensey Bay - residents and visitors to Pevensey Bay will witness a spectacular sight during September as the Sospan Dau dredging vessel returns to spray shingle onto the shoreline.

Catherine Moncrieff, Policy & Engagement Manager at CIWEM, says Storm Bert has exposed the urgent need for flood resilience and coastal adaptation – and discusses the cost of inaction and why UK flood preparedness must be a priority.

The Environment Agency has completed the £40 million Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme which will see Lydd and Romney Marsh better protected from flooding for the next 25 years.

The Environment Agency has set out its plans to publish new national risk information for flooding and coastal erosion, including future scenarios accounting for climate change.

A new map-based digital tool will make plans for shoreline management easier to access, understand and use for coastal practitioners and the public alike, the Environment Agency has announced today.

The Environment Agency (EA) is doing groundwork investigations to better understand the composition and condition of the embankment that covers 1.7km along Embankment Road, from Bembridge sailing club to St Helens.

Anglian Water has finished work on a scheme to lay three new sewer pipes in Lowestoft, because existing pipes were at risk from coastal erosion on the beach at the town’s Gunton Warren Nature Reserve.

The Environment Agency is starting work next week on groundwork for flood defences in Shanklin and Yaverland, part of a wider programme to reduce risk of flooding and coastal erosion.

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a roadmap setting out practical actions to be taken over the next four years to tackle the growing threat of flooding from rivers, the sea, and surface water as well as coastal erosion.