On the same day that the National Flood Emergency Framework for England is published, the government has announced that it will be funding local authorities to carry out flooding risk assesments. A pot of £2m has been allocated for helping with the risk assesments along with a £1m draft strategy for improving skills in flood risk management.

However what appears to be lacking is any hint of money for flood defences, flood avoidance technology or business continuity and disaster recovery measures. But hey at least when a flood occurs we can see on a piece of paper that the town was at risk! (more…)