“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, Local Authorities, Defra and the Environment Agency. This update covers recently completed, ongoing and planned research activities and also work we support and partner on.”

It is anticipated that the report will be updated on a regular basis.