News Planning ahead
Environment Agency officers have reassured people living near the Humber estuary that plans are in place to tackle the increasing risk from climate change.
Work is just being finished on the Humber Strategy - the first in the country to propose solutions to flooding based on a the risk to the whole estuary , instead of individual towns or communities.
Humber Strategies manager Philip Winn said: "Our strategy takes account of the very real risks from climate change and proposes how we can best tackle this on the estuary. We aren't just building walls, but a comprehensive package of flood-risk management measures as well as plans to ensure we meet our obligations to maintain the quantity and quality of habitat in this internationally important area."
An informal reception took place at the House of Commons to introduce the aims of the strategy, which will provide a detailed plan of flood risk management work needed in the next 15 years and make recommendations for other work up to 2100.
Published on 30th November 2006 in News.
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