The Environment Agency has launched an
Action Plan outlining how the public body and its partners will tackle the rising risk of floods in the UK.
The
Action Plan sets out how the Environment Agency will implement its flood and coastal erosion strategies to avoid an estimated £32bn in economic damages.
The
Action Plan sits alongside a £5.2bn investment from government in better protecting 336,000 properties by 2027.
Involving local authorities, businesses, farmers, voluntary organisations, and infrastructure providers, the Environment Agency claims that the “measures set out in the FCERM (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management) Strategy Action Plan will help ensure the nation is ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change”.