Environment Agency: England needs 1 billion pound a year for flood protection
Concentration of flood risk areas in England: dark green= 10-20% of the total area is flood plain; 20-30% light blue, 30-40% dark blue; 40-50 % orange. In the red areas more than halve is flood plain.
Flood protection funds need to double to 1billion pound a year by 2035 to protect the one in six homes at risk of flooding in England, according to two new reports from the UK Environment Agency published June 19. In its Flooding in England report, the organisation has revealed that over 430,000 people in flood risk areas have now signed up to its flood warnings service and is urging those who are not yet subscribed to join. The free service provides vital early warning by SMS, telephone or email, helping to save the lives of those at risk of flooding. Also publishing a Long Term Investment Strategy for England, the British government’s environmental watchdog says that a steady increase in investment will be vital to maintain current levels of protection against rising seas levels, more rapid rates of coastal erosion, and increasingly severe and frequent rainstorms due to climate change. The funding recommendations are based on the latest climate change impact predictions, released June 18.
Source: New Civil Engineer, June 19, 2009:
Related sources:
- full report Flooding in England (pdf): http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk
- full report Long Term Investment Strategy for England (pdf):
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/publications
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