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Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100)

How the Environment Agency and its partners are protecting the Thames Estuary from flooding caused by climate change.

We need to adapt to climate change along the Thames Estuary. As sea levels rise and defences get older, the risk of flooding from the Thames increases.

The Thames Estuary 2100 Plan outlines how to manage this risk. Developed by the Environment Agency and its partners, the Plan sets out a vision for the estuary’s future.

Map and policy units

We divide the Thames Estuary into 23 areas called ‘policy units’. Each policy unit has a page that explains how to manage flood risk in that area.

Use the Thames Estuary 2100 map to find your local policy unit.

Aims, benefits and riverside strategies

Find out why we need the Plan and read about the benefits beyond managing the risk of flooding.

What needs to be done, roles and costs

Find out what we need to do to protect the whole estuary from climate change, and the estimated costs.

Datasets, monitoring reviews and previous plan

For a copy of the previous Thames Estuary 2100 plan published in 2012 email thamesestuary2100@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Published 19 April 2023
Last updated 1 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. We have added information on how to request the old TE2100 plan published in 2012.

  2. First published.