Group News & Updates
Summary Note – Grant funding for land owners to facilitate habitat creation
A summary of 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 …
SCG and SCOPAC region SMP Action Plan Updates
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.
Eco-Engineering initiatives across the coastal group region
A short update on eco-engineering initiatives taking place within the SCG-SCOPAC region, from Lucy Sheffield, Coastal Environmental Engineer at Coastal Partners …
National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England action plan 2021
On 12th May the Environment Agency published an action plan for the national Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy for England,...
Lessons learned for shingle barrier roll-back based on monitoring at Medmerry – open access paper
More than 7 years after the breach that created the first open-coast Managed Realignment site at Medmerry the shingle barrier has changed dramatically …
Publication of new partnership funding guidance for FCERM
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.
EFRA Select Committee Flooding report, February 2021
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...
ESCP rebrands as Coastal Partners
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP), specialist coastal engineers who manage 162km of Hampshire coastline, today announced a new name ‘Coastal...
Funding Opportunity: Innovative Flood and Coastal Resilience Programme
In the 2020 Budget, the government announced a £200 million fund to test and demonstrate a range of innovative projects to help communities become...
Flood and Coastal Risk Management Grant in Aid (GiA) funding 2021-27
An overview of the GiA capital allocation process for 2021/22. Briefing note for risk management authorities (RMAs).
EA Coastal Research & Development update – March 2020
“This briefing provides an update on key coastal research and development funded and steered by the Joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk …
SCOPAC and The Southern Coastal Group: The importance of working together
SCOPAC and the SCG have achieved significant benefits across the region by working together for over 30 years. However, there are now a number of...