This Policy Position Statement (PPS) presents CIWEM’s current position relating to flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in the UK. It has been informed by CIWEM’s FCERM Specialist Panel which brings together a diverse range of expertise and perspectives...
On 20th May 2022 the Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC held a webinar to launch the Crown Estate and British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) aggregate dredging brochure. Approximately 30 officers and members attended the webinar to hear more about...
An invitation … …to find out how we’re managing the risks of coastal flooding and erosion : Christchurch Bay & Harbour Strategy As a valued stakeholder, BCP Council and New Forest District Council, along with our project partners at the Environment Agency...
From Dr Charlie Thompson, CHASM project team Coastal Managers, Users and Stakeholders are invited to join us for the CHASM project team’s first stakeholder network event where we will be presenting our initial findings into crustaceans, habitat and sediment movement...
Jacobs has recently (Aug 2021) published guidance on Coastal Erosion and Climate Change co-authored by Professor Roger Moore of Jacobs and Professor Robin McInnes OBE of Coastal & Geotechnical Services, with contributions from external associates and Jacob’s...
From Kathryn Pettit, Amy Shaw and Angela Barber, Women in FCERM Mentoring Programme Leads at the Environment Agency We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Women in FCERM Mentoring Programme launched earlier this month and that applications for mentees and mentors...
Produced by CIWEM, convened by the Environment Agency. Flood & Coast is a unique three-day event that brings together key stakeholders in the FCERM community including government bodies, Risk Management Authorities, academics, engineering consultants and...
Free event – Wednesday 9th March 2022, 6pm-7.30pm Huub den Rooijen, Managing Director of The Crown Estate’s marine business, has kindly agreed to give the John Sargent lecture this year. The John Sargent Lecture is the keynote event of the Central Dredging...
On Monday 31st January, 2-3pm, via Teams This webinar will present research on partnership governance commission by the Environment Agency’s Flood Research team and led by Middlesex University. From Dr Kate Kipling, Senior Scientist, Flood & Coastal Risk...
Recreational boaters are being asked to help protect precious seagrass habitats at Studland Bay, off the Dorset coast. From 17 December 2021, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is introducing a phased voluntary approach for the management of anchoring in...
From Paul Weller, Project Manager of the Flood & Coastal Risk Management Research Programme at the Environment Agency The following projects have been delivered through the joint FCERM research programme, and their outputs are available on GOV.UK: Understanding...
Prepare. Act. Survive. Defra are hoping to count on your support with the Environment Agency’s flood action campaign (‘Prepare. Act. Survive.’), which kicks off with Flood Action Week from Monday 22 to Sunday 28 November. In England there are over 5 million homes and...
Marine Aggregates in the UK Free webinar – Thursday 14th October 2021, 2pm-4pm The UK has world class resources of marine aggregates and it has a mature and well regulated industry to manage their extraction. Forming a critical part of the supply chain for...
On 1st September, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council’s Cabinet unanimously approved the establishment of a Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Centre of Excellence. It will provide an effective and coordinated approach to help prepare and...
An assessment of Lesser Known Species (LKS) of tropical timber has taken place by Dr John Williams of RSK Environment Ltd, at Pevensey as part of an Environment Agency study. Historically, the Environment Agency and Local Authorities have favoured a narrow range of...
A note summarising the grants and payments available to landowners to facilitate coastal habitat creation and local nature recovery, from Hilary Crane, Coastal Environmental Project Engineer at Coastal Partners Grant Funding and Payments for Landowners to Facilitate...
The Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) has coordinated the update of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) Action Plans in the SCOPAC and Southern Coastal Group (SCG) Region. Southern Coastal Group SMP Action Plan Updates Briefing Note – July...
A short update on eco-engineering initiatives taking place within the SCG-SCOPAC region, from Lucy Sheffield, Coastal Environmental Engineer at Coastal Partners MARINEFF Project One of these initiatives is the MARINEFF (MARine INfrastructre EFFects) Project, which is...
On 12th May the Environment Agency published an action plan for the national Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy for England, setting out the progress made against the objectives of the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy...
Dr Uwe Dornbusch, Senior Specialist – Coast at the Environment Agency writes: More than 7 years after the breach that created the first open-coast Managed Realignment site at Medmerry the shingle barrier has changed dramatically. This open access paper –...
Ministers have decided to make a number of changes to further improve the way government funding is allocated to flood risk management schemes. This includes a recognition of the wider benefits that flood alleviation projects can bring. ‘Building flood defences...
Lack of clear flood-resilience targets leaves England at risk of ‘playing catch-up’ with climate change. New report from cross-party MPs calls on Government to ‘show leadership’ in the face of escalating climate crisis. The...
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP), specialist coastal engineers who manage 162km of Hampshire coastline, today announced a new name ‘Coastal Partners’, a rebrand of their visual identity and a new website focused on giving residents and business owners easy...
In the 2020 Budget, the government announced a £200 million fund to test and demonstrate a range of innovative projects to help communities become more resilient to flooding and coastal change. The fund will provide a fantastic opportunity to develop and test new and...
At the recent budget it was announced we would have a settlement of £5.2bn capital funding for the next 6 years, from April 2021 to March 2027, to better protect 336,000 properties. This includes both homes and non-residential properties and is a change from the...
