Policy paper

Flood and coastal erosion risk management: policy statement

Sets out the government's policy on flood and coastal erosion risk management.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 14 July 2020
• Last updated: 24 July 2020 바카라 사이트� See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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This policy statement sets out the government바카라 사이트檚 long-term ambition to create a nation more resilient to flood and coastal erosion risk.

The statement has been informed by the:

• Environment Agency바카라 사이트檚 consultation exercise on the updated
• results of the government바카라 사이트檚 flood and coastal erosion: call for evidence in 2019
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• advice from the and the Committee on Climate Change

The Secretary of State for the Environment has written to Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, about the government바카라 사이트檚 policies to create a nation that is more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk.

Published 14 July 2020

Last updated 24 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 24 July 2020

   Minor changes to the text under the 'Opportunities for economic prosperity and a clean, resilient economic recovery' heading.

2. 14 July 2020

   First published.