Water Management
Shipston-on-Stour residents harness power of nature to increase the town’s flood resilience
Community group hailed as best practice example of using Natural Flood Management techniques to reduce flood risk. […]
Flood management
Science and Technology
Riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with thousands of hectares of new woodland to improve water quality and biodiversity
Planting trees on and around riverbanks, or allowing them to grow naturally, can help to improve water quality by blocking the runoff of pollutants into rivers, manage flood risks by slowing the flow of water, boost biodiversity by creating new habitat corridors and make our rivers more climate resilient by providing shade and cooling water temperatures. […]
Water Management
Alert apps and ‘sponge’ road surfaces among new technology to deal with flooding
Funds will be shared between 25 local schemes in England to improve waterway defences and coastal resilience. Flood alert apps and “sponge” road surfaces are among the technologies that will be used in England as […]