When climate action group One Home studied the UK’s shoreline management plans it found gaps in both protections and information. Agencies must do more to protect people and places from rising seas, writes Angela Terry An interactive map has been released which gives...
The project team thank those who have contributed so far to the development of our Christchurch Bay & Harbour FCERM Strategy Following feedback from the fourth phase of engagement in December 2022, each of the short listed options were appraised to assess their...
A report circulated by Gareth Williams, Chichester Harbour Catchment Manager and Catchment Management Team Leader, Solent and South Downs Area As a result of a range of nutrient reduction measures introduced at Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) and through changes in...
Thursday 16th March, 10am – 12pm The Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC will be holding a bitesize research webinar on Tracer Pebble Studies on the 16th March, to disseminate findings from a series of projects across the region, sponsored by SCOPAC and carried...
Webinar, Tuesday 13th December, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Climate change will increase the severity and frequency of flooding events, and planning authorities must account for how flood risk may change over the long-term. Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on Flood Risk and...
From Rachel Hill MBE, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager at the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate, Bristol This week the government published a comprehensive update to the Flood Risk and coastal change scetion of the Planning...
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...
The Awards ceremony, organised by the Environment Agency, was held as part of the Flood & Coast conference and exhibition at the Telford International Centre on 8th June. Portsmouth City Council and Coastal Partners were recognised for the North Portsea Island...
Circulated by Caroline Douglass, Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Erosion Management at the Environment Agency Today (8th June 2022), Minister Pow and James Bevan have launched a Roadmap for the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM)...
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...
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...
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...
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 2020PDF...
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...
“This briefing provides an update on key coastal research and development funded and steered by the Joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme. The ’Joint Programme’ is run by EA and Defra for Natural Resources Wales,...
