Entries for the 'Flood Risk' Category

The Environment Agency has spent £114m on designing and constructing new flood defenses and maintaining existing ones in the West Midlands

A new 32-page report Designing for Flood Risk, published by RIBA, takes a design-led approach to addressing flood risk

The draft Flood and Water Management Bill is a “confusing mix of measures,” many of them poorly drafted, MPS have said

Adapting to climate change will cost the world twice or even three times more than UNFCCC estimates, at up to $500bn, a study has warned

Reports recently published by the Environment Agency show that one in six homes in England are currently at risk from flooding.

London mayor Boris Johnson has said that publicly funded homes built in the city from 2011 must be better designed to cope with climate change and the warm summers and wet winters that it will cause.

The recent UK Climate Impact Programme (UKCIP) report is probably the bleakest official assessment yet of the impact of climate change in Britain over the remainder of the century.

Communities housing minister Iain Wright has revealed in a written reply that Communities and Local Government departmental officials are having “ongoing discussions with a large number of bodies including representatives from local authorities, product manufacturers and the development and insurance industries on this and other issues relating to the building regulations.”

The Scottish Government released two consultations last week on how to ensure long term improvements to water environments, which outlined plans for carbon capture, urban regeneration and reducing flood risks. 

European legislation that will affect developers wishing to build on flood-prone land came into force throughout the EU at the end of November.