Floodwater covers land around Cawood, North Yorkshire after the River Ouse burst its banks. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday December 27, 2015. The Prime Minister has promised to send more troops to "do whatever is needed" to help
A REGIONAL body bringing together public, private and third sector actors to support climate actions will initially focus on the pressing issues of employment and resilience to flooding, it has been revealed, ahead of its launch next week.
However, while the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Change Commission has appointed a board of experts to steer the body’s work and regional spokesmen, concerns and friction have already emerged over its make-up, both geographically and politically.