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A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
The Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) is a working partnership between the Environment Agency and Met Office.
This guidance is for the Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities on their responsibilities when preparing flood risk management plans.
Find out how to sign up, use and understand the new Rapid Flood Guidance service trial.
Review of how we assess flood risk, reduce the likelihood of flooding, and make the country as resilient as possible to flooding.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding.
Flood Re is a joint industry and government initiative. Flood Re is a flood re-insurance scheme which provides reinsurance to a) promote affordability and availability of insurance for UK households at high flood risk and b) to manage the transition...
Public advice on flood recovery and mental health impacts.
Environment Agency officers will be talking to residents in Lydney and Cinderford about the steps they can take to prepare for flash flooding.
Foresight project looking at the risks to the UK from flooding and coastal erosion over the next 100 years.
When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.
Rolling updates on flooding impacts from Storm Babet in England.
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