What's New in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
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2008
- 1 April
- Environment Agency take on the coastal strategic overview
- 1 April
- Report on arrangements for the Strategic Coastal Groups in England
- 28 March
- Making Space for Water Groundwater Flooding: Final report published
- 26 March
- Internal Drainage Board Review: sub-catchment boards rationale briefing note
- 20 February
- Research & Development: Issue 13 of Research News
- 20 February
- Abolition of Scotter Drainage Authority - Public Notice
- 14 February
- Invitation to attend FCM08 - the 43rd Flood and Coastal Management Conference in Manchester, England
- 13 February
- Joint Statement from the Government and the Association of British Insurers: UK-wide review of the Statement of Principles to be carried out
- 13 February
- Making Space for Water Land Management: Final reports published
- 7 February
- Launch of Government's Water Strategy - Future Water
- 7 February
- Consultation on surface water drainage
- 7 February
- Consultation on Defra's statutory social and environmental guidance to Ofwat
- 6 February
- Internal Drainage Board Review: Minister of State asks all Boards to start discussions on moving to sub-catchment boards
- 4 February
- Future year grant allocations
- 11 January
- Annual conference: call for papers (closing date 21 January)
- 8 January
- Latest Defra/Environment Agency newsletter updating progress with the Environment Agency Strategic Overview on the coast
2007
- 28 December
- Revised Lead Department Plan for flooding and flood emergencies published
- 21 December
- House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report, Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
- 17 December
- Publication of Sir Michael Pitt’s interim report into the summer 2007 floods
- 13 December
- Implementation Plan for the Environment Agency’s Strategic Overview for sea flooding and coastal erosion announced
- 6 December
- Environment Agency publishes review of summer 2007 floods
- 31 October
- Speech by Minister of State to the Association of Drainage Authorities
- 22 October
- Progress report on internal drainage board organisational and management structures
- 19 October
- Making space for water, Outcome Measures: summary of written responses to consultation published
- 9 October
- Making space for water, Land Management: interim report available for comment
- 9 October
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Final report and lessons learned published
- 14 September
- Making space for water, Environment Agency strategic overview for inland flood risk: summary of responses to invitation for stakeholder views
- 28 August
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: final progress report
- 8 August
- Appointment of independent chair for the flooding Lessons Learned Review
- 8 August
- Defra/Environment Agency newsletter updating progress with the Environment Agency Strategic Overview on the coast
- 27 July
- Ministerial statement: Update on Flooding
- 27 July
- Flood resilience pilot areas announced
- 27 July
- House of Commons adjournment debate: Flooding (East Leeds)
- 26 July
- Flooding in England: Animal welfare
- 26 July
- House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Inquiry into flooding, closing date for submissions, 13 September 2007
- 26 July
- Making space for water: invitation to stakeholder events to gather opinion on aspects of appraisal policy (project SD3)
- 12 July
- Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State on learning lessons from the recent floods
- 12 July
- Cross compliance standard suspended to help flood affected farmers
- 12 July
- House of Commons adjournment debate - Flood Prevention and Defence
- 11 July
- Views invited on proposals for new Defra performance indicators for local government, including for flood and coastal erosion risk management, closing date for responses 16 August
- 8 July
- Prime Minister pledges support package for flood victims
- 4 July
- Joint R&D Programme Annual Report
- 4 July
- Research & Development: Issue 12 of Research News
- 3 July
- Making space for water (MSW) programme update report
- 3 July
- Flooding in England: Secretary of State statement to Parliament which also announces further increased investment in flood risk management
- 29 June
- Flooding in England: letter to MPs from Minister of State
- 27 June
- Letter to stakeholders on scope of Environment Agency strategic overview (inland) and policy options for integrated urban drainage pilots
- 26 June
- Flooding in England: Ministerial statement
- 22 June
- Five pilot grant schemes for resilience measures announced
- 22 June
- Precise form of Environment Agency strategic overview of sea flooding and coastal erosion confirmed
- 22 June
- Making Space for Water HA6/HA7 Land Management: R&D Update Review published
- 22 June
- Outcome measures for flood and coastal erosion risk management programme
- 22 June
- Public consultation: Improving access to the English coast
- 15 June
- National Audit Office report: Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
- 15 June
- CLG consultation: Planning for a Sustainable Future
- 31 May
- House of Commons Communities & Local Government Committee Report on Coastal Towns: Government Response
- 31 May
- Invitation for pilot sites for grant aid for flood resilience and resistance solutions
- 16 May
- Improving the flood resilience of new buildings, guidance published by Communities and Local Government
- 15 May
- £500 thousand pilot grant scheme to encourage flood resilience
- 4 April
- Draft programme and registration details for 2007 Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management Conference, 3 to 5 July 2007
- 28 March
- Making space for water (MSW) programme update report
- 28 March
- MSW Outcome measures consultation - note from discussion forum on 2 March
- 26 March
- MSW RF1/RF2 Flood Resilience: Workshop to be held on 15 May 2007
- 23 March
- Environment Agency strategic overview of sea flooding and coastal erosion risk management: responses to consultation
- 16 March
- EU Floods Directive - European Council Common Position and European Parliament Amendments
- 14 March
- House of Commons - Communities and Local Government Committee Report on Coastal Towns
- 27 February
- 2005-06 report to Defra, HLT 4 Biodiversity
- 27 February
- House of Commons adjournment debate: Flooding (South-West Norfolk)
- 22 February
- Internal Drainage Board Review: Implementation Plan published
- 19 February
- Comments invited by DCLG on Practice Guide Companion to PPS 25 (Development and Flood Risk) by 20 August 2007
- 19 February
- High Level Target 5: Development and Flood Risk in England, progress report for 2005-06 from Environment Agency
- 29 January
- First report from the Floods ERA-NET (CRUE) compares research programmes across Europe
- 25 January
- Research & Development: Issue 11 of Research News
- 15 January
- MSW HA2 Urban flood risk and integrated drainage: pilot studies launched
- 4 January
- MSW Innovation Fund: Successful Projects
2006
- 29 December
- Department for Transport consultation: EU Maritime Green Paper
- 22 December
- Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grant: 2007-08
- 19 December
- Consultation: outcome measures and prioritisation approaches for flood and coastal erosion risk management, closing date 16 March 2007
- 14 December
- MSW HA5 Groundwater flooding: Extended report on groundwater chalk aquifers published
- 7 December
- DCLG publishes new planning policy guidance - Planning Policy Statement 25 Development and Flood Risk
- 7 December
- House of Commons adjournment debate: coastal flooding
- 23 November
- Making space for water, programme update report
- 14 November
- List of capital projects maintaining or improving protection for 100,000 households
- 10 November
- Tsunamis - assessing the hazard for the UK and Irish coasts
- 9 November
- Revised lead department plan for flood emergencies
- 7 November
- Revised guidance on treatment of climate change impacts for flood and coastal erosion risk management
- 7 November
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Progress Report 6
- 7 November
- Making space for water, SD2 Developing a Broader Portfolio of Options to Deliver Flooding and Coastal Solutions: publication of report Adapting to Changing Coastlines and Rivers
- 25 October
- Public appointments: three member vacancies on Environment Agency Northumbria, Severn Trent and South West Regional Flood Defence Committees [closing date past - link removed]
- 25 October
- House of Commons Debate: Flood Defence (South Derbyshire)
- 2 October
- MSW HA5 Groundwater flooding: Initial findings on groundwater non-chalk aquifers published
- 2 October
- MSW HA1 consultation on Environment Agency strategic overview of sea flooding and coastal erosion risk management: discussion forum
- 25 August
- MSW HA2 Urban flood risk and integrated drainage: invitation for tenders for specialist consultancy services [closing date past, link removed]
- 7 August
- Consultation: Making space for water: Environment Agency strategic overview – strengthening our strategic approach to sea flooding and coastal erosion risk management, closing date 31 October 2006
- 3 August
- National Flood Forum annual conference [now past, link removed]
- 1 August
- Making space for water, HA2 Urban flood risk and integrated drainage: shortlist of possible pilot sites
- 31 July
- Final status report on implementation of 2001 Funding Review conclusions
- 21 July
- House of Commons EFRA Committee report on Environment Agency: Government and Environment Agency Responses
- 3 July
- Making space for water: programme update report [superseded, link removed]
- 3 July
- Flood Management Division Programme Structure
- 27 June
- Research & Development: Issue 10 of Research News
- 26 June
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Progress Report 5
- 8 June
- EU Floods Directive: Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment and accompanying Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
- 8 June
- DCLG consultation: Draft marine minerals dredging regulations and procedural guidance
- 24 May
- Shoreline Management Plans: Volume 2 of Defra Guidance
- 23 May
- House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Seventh Report, The Environment Agency
- 2 May
- MSW HA2 Urban Flood Risk and Integrated Drainage - Publication of Scoping Review for Defra Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots
- 20 April
- MSW HA5 Groundwater Flooding, Initial Statement (Chalk Aquifers)
- 18 April
- Benefits estimation for flood and coastal erosion risk management projects - Flood Hazard Research Centre (Middlesex University) Handbook and Manual
- 12 April
- MSW HA1, EA Strategic Overview, Skills and Capacity Review of Coast Protection Authorities
- 12 April
- Flood and Coastal Management Conference, 4 to 6 July 2006 - Conference Programme [now past, link removed]
- 10 April
- High Level Target 9 Biodiversity - latest Environment Agency Report
- 4 April
- Note of Stakeholder Forum Meeting on 17 February
- 30 March
- Defra Flood Management Reorganisation
- 29 March
- Further amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999
- 28 March
- Invitation to Register for Flood and Coastal Management Conference, 4 to 6 July 2006 [now past, link removed]
- 14 March
- Updated Guidance for Authorities on Shoreline Management Plans
- 14 March
- Internal Drainage Board Review
- 8 March
- Delegation of Grant-aiding Process to Environment Agency
- 8 March
- Urban flood risk and integrated drainage, Invitation to apply for pilot site selection [now past link removed]
- 8 March
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Progress Report 4
- 20 February
- EU Floods Directive: Government Explanatory Memorandum
- 17 February
- Water Framework Directive: Note from the UK Administrations on the Development of Environmental Standards and Conditions. The Water Framework Directive requires the UK administrations to introduce environmental standards and conditions to help us with the classification and objective-setting processes which will underpin the river basin management planning process. This paper outlines the steps which the UK administrations will undertake to develop and introduce such standards and conditions. The shift from largely chemical standards to ecological as well as chemical standards means that any human activities that lead to biological changes e.g. morphological impacts (altering the physical shape of water bodies), changes in rates or volumes of flow (e.g. physical structures in the river channel or abstractions) or the introduction of alien species must be taken into account.
- 16 February
- Environment Agency Publishes High Level Target 5 Annual Report: Development & Flood Risk 2004/05
- 1 February
- Public Appointments: Defra seeking to fill a number of positions on Regional Flood Defence Committees across the country [closing date past, link removed]
- 18 January
- Making space for water, Addition to Project List: RF3; RF4 Resilience Standards for New Buildings (Including ODPM Consultation on Code for Sustainable Homes, closing date 6 March 2006)
- 18 January
- Making space for water: Integrated Urban Drainage Scoping Review, Invitation to Contribute Good Practice Examples or Potential Pilot Sites [now past, link removed]
2005
- 23 December
- Making space for water, Addition to Project List: HA6; HA7 Land Management
- 22 December
- Water Framework Directive - Consultation on river basin planning guidance
- 9 December
- Making space for water: List of Projects
- 8 December
- House of Commons Debate: Flood Prevention (River Severn)
- 6 December
- Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grant: 2006-07
- 6 December
- ODPM: Consultation on Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk
- 1 December
- 40th Flood and Coastal Management Conference: Abstracts of Papers
- 27 November
- Outcome of Consultation on Arrangements for Environment Agency Levies for Flood Risk Management
- 25 November
- Invitation to submit synopses for the 41st Defra Flood & Coastal Management Conference [now past, link removed]
- 24 November
- House of Commons Debate: Flood Prevention (London)
- 17 November
- House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee announces new inquiry: The Environment Agency, closing date for evidence: 2 December 2005
- 15 November
- UK Response to EC Consultation on Floods Directive Proposal (Supplementary Note)
- 14 November
- Making space for water - Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management Innovation Fund
- 14 November
- Association of British Insurers Revised Statement of Principles
- 2 November
- Speech by Minister of State to Regional Flood Defence Committee Members Conference
- 1 November
- Issue 6 of Cabinet Office Newsletter Public Appointments - membership experience on South West Regional Flood Defence Committee
- 31 October
- Note of Stakeholder Forum Meeting on 3 October
- 17 October
- Annual Report on High Level Target 6 - IDB Organisation and Administration
- 17 October
- Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots, Scoping Review: Invitation to Tenderers, Closing Date 11 November 2005 [link removed, closing date past]
- 11 October
- New Appointments for Joint R & D Programme: Invitation to Apply, Closing Date 4 November 2005 [link removed - closing date passed.]
- 5 October
- Coastal Squeeze Implications for Flood Management
- 4 October
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Progress Report 3
- 3 October
- Minutes of RFDC Conservation Representatives Meeting 6 June 2005
- 30 August
- Shoreline Management Plans - revised indicative completion timetable
- 26 August
- Delivery Plan and Programme Arrangements Chart for Development of New Strategy
- 18 August
- Note of Stakeholder Forum Meeting on 19 May
- 29 July
- European Commission Internet Consultation on Proposal for Floods Directive Reducing the risks of floods in Europe
- 19 July
- Consultation: a) Local Government Finance Formula Grant Distribution and b) Funding for the Environment Agency's Flood Risk Management Service from Levies on Local Authorities
- 19 July
- Letter to Internal Drainage Boards from Minister of State
- 5 July
- Research & Development: Independent Review of Defra/Environment Agency Joint Programme and Defra Initial Response
- 5 July
- Research & Development: Issue 8 of Research News
- 30 June
- House of Commons Debate: Floods (North Yorkshire)
- 27 June
- Tsunami Risk to UK - Assessment
- 27 May
- House of Commons ODPM ministerial statement: Bellwin funding support to local authorities affected by January flooding
- 26 May
- Stakeholder consultation on amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999: consultation report
- 23 May
- Shoreline Management Plans - notes from second workshop, training sessions and indicative completion timetable
- 20 May
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Progress Report 2
- 11 May
- Revised Target for Management of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk, April 05 to March 08
- 11 May
- Reports on High Level Targets 2 (Flood Warning), 3 (Emergency Exercises and Emergency Plans), 5 (Flood Defence Inspections and Assessment of Flood Risk) and 9 (Biodiversity) - please note, these reports relate to the "old" High Level Targets which were replaced by a new set from April 2005
- 9 May
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project
- 9 May
- Guidance to Operating Authorities on Strategic Environmental Assessment
- 5 May
- Defra Capital Grant from 'Shared' Pot: Planning Information Requested from Operating Authorities
- 6 April
- Flood and Coastal Management Conference, 5 to 7 July 2005 [now past, link removed]
- 24 March
- Taking forward a new Government strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England
- 22 March
- Stakeholder consultation on amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999
- 15 March
- Revised High Level Targets for Operating Authorities from 1 April
- 11 March
- Vacancy for Appointment of Conservation Member - Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence Committee [past closing date - link removed]
- 9 March
- House of Commons Debate: Shoreline Management (Norfolk)
- 14 February
- Letter from Minister of State to MPs with List of Grant-Aided Projects by County [page out of date and removed from website 5 January 2007]
- 14 February
- High Level Target 12 Develoment and Flood Risk: 2003-04 Report from Environment Agency
- 11 February
- House of Commons Consideration of Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2004
- 31 January
- Note of Stakeholder Forum Meeting on 19 November
- 12 January
- House of Commons Debate: Flooding (North-West)
2004
- 19 November
- Grant allocations and threshold priority scores for 2005-06 and Following Two Years [now past, link removed]
- 17 November
- A View from Defra: Speech to SCOPAC [This was removed from the website after one year.]
- 13 October
- Stakeholder Forum Fourth Meeting
- 22 September
- Vacancies for Chairs and Members of Environment Agency Regional Flood Defence Committees [closing date past - link removed]
- 20 September
- Defra 40th Flood and Coastal Management Conference, July 2005: Call for Papers [now past, link removed]
- 1 September
- New Government Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management: Local Government Conference in London on 23 September Please note, this event was cancelled.
- 26 August
- New Government Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management: One Day Conference in London on 20 October
- 7 July
- Research & Development: a) Issue 6 of Research News; b) new R & D programme leaflet - Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research
- 29 June
- Stakeholder Forum Third Meeting and Update on Likely Key Elements of New Strategic Direction
- 28 June
- Delivering the Improvement Programme: 2003-04 Outturn Statement for SDA Targets 26 & 27 and Projection to March 2006 [no longer current - link removed]
- 23 June
- Public Appointments: Conservation/Environmental Member for the Severn Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee (RFDC) [link deleted - past closing date.]
- 28 May
- Review of British Waterways
- 7 April
- Forward Planning: Indicative Threshold Priority Scores for 05-06 and 06-07 and Planning Information Requested from Operating Authorities [now past, link removed]
- 29 March
- List of Grant Aided Projects
- 5 March
- Annual Conference 29 June to 1 July: Programme and Booking Details [no longer current, link removed]
- 1 March
- Issue 5 of Research News
- 23 January
- Grant allocations and threshold priority score for 2004-05 [no longer current, link removed]
- 21 January
- Updated Delivery Plan for Department's Service Delivery Agreement (SDA) Targets 26 and 27 [no longer current, link removed]
- 14 January
- Public Appointments: Vacancies for Chair of South West Regional Flood Defence Committee and Members of Committees in South West, Thames, Wessex and Yorkshire [Link deleted - last date for applications passed]
- 6 January
- Stakeholder Forum: Second Meeting, including update on progress with Funding Review changes
2003
- 16 December
- House of Commons Debate: Flooding (Somerset)
- 24 November
- Stakeholder Forum: First Meeting
- 29 October
- Soil Action Plan for England (Paragraphs 41 to 47 of Plan, under Interactions between Soils, Air and Water for Flood Management aspects)
- 24 September
- DTI Foresight review of flood and coastal defence. 'Out of the box' thinking - an invitation to contribute [link deleted - closing date for reponses passed.]
- 11 September
- House of Commons Debate: Flood Defences (Lewes)
- 4 September
- Public Appointment: Application for Appointment to a Regional Flood Defence Committee as a Chairperson or Member [Link deleted - last date for applications passed]
- 1 September
- Consultation on Procedural Guidance for Production of Shoreline Management Plans - Interim Guidance May 2003
- 19 August
- Consultation on The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003
- 29 July
- R & D Annual Report 2000-2002
- 25 July
- Issue 4 of Research News
- 20 June
- Delivery Plans for Service Delivery Agreement (SDA) Targets 26, 27 & 28 [link deleted - delivery plan superseded by plan for Spending Review 2004 target.]
- 17 April
- Booking form and provisional programme for 38th River and Coastal Engineering Conference [no longer current, link removed]
- 14 April
- Forward planning information requested from operating authorities [no longer current, link removed]
- 26 March
- Update to High Level Target 8: Forward programme for the review of Shoreline Management Plans - link deleted; please see Shoreline Management Plan page for latest timetable
- 12 February
- Grant Allocations for Flood and Coastal Defence Operating Authorities and Threshold Priority Score [no longer current, link removed]
- 21 January
- Estimating the Benefits of Flood and Coastal Defence Projects: Revised Guidance (The Middlesex Manual) [no longer current, link removed]
2002
- 29 November
- Soft Cliffs
- Prediction of Recession Rates and Erosion Control Techniques
- (a non-technical manual for managers)
- 18 November
- Scheme Prioritisation System: Response to Comments from the Second Round of Consultation
- 11 November
- Better Quality Services Review: Summary of Responses [no longer current - link removed]
- 18 October
- The Four "Visions" for R&D
- 14 October
- Issue 3 of Research News
- 08 October
- The Futurecoast study of the coastline
- 24 September
- Environment Agency launches annual flood awareness campaign [now past, link removed]
- 2 September
- HM Treasury consultation: Appraisal and Evaluation in Central Government ('The Green Book')
- 19 July
- Government Spending Review 2002: Provision for flood and coastal defence [no longer current - link removed]
- 27 May
- Booking details and draft agenda for the 37th Defra Flood and Coastal Management Conference 2002 [no longer current - link removed]
- 24 May
- Reports on four of the High Level Targets for the flood and coastal defence operating authorities
- 27 March
- Forward planning information requested from operating authorities under revised priority scoring system [no longer current - link removed]
- 13 March
- DCLG interim guidance Preparing for Floods
- 25 January
- Issue 2 of Research News
2001
- 30 November
- Abstracts from the 36th Annual Conference of River and Coastal Engineers in 2001 and details of the 37th Conference to be held in 2002
- 08 November
- Institution of Civil Engineers' Report Learning to Live with Rivers published
- 25 September
- Three separate consultations started on 1) flood and coastal defence funding scheme prioritisation system; 2) managed realignment, land purchase, compensation and payment for alternative beneficial land use; and 3) guidance on the role of flood and coastal defence in nature conservation in England.
- 19 September
- National Appraisal of Assets at Risk from Flooding and Coastal Erosion, including the potential impact of climate change Final Report
Page published: 24 December 2002