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National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) in Wales and the Wales Flood Map Published

by on November 4, 2020

The Welsh Government had published a new FCERM Strategy for Wales. This sets out the long-term policies for managing flooding, together with measures to improve planning and preparation for, and adaptation to, climate change which will be taken forward over the next decade by organisations including Natural Resources Wales, local authorities and water companies. The

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Wave Overtopping Clips from Crosby Beach Released on YouTube

by on August 13, 2019

A selection of short clips, form GoPro and Smart Phone camera footage, taken during the National Oceanography Centre’s WireWall project during winter 2018/2019 have been released on the Channel Coastal Observatory’s YouTube channel. The footage shows wave overtopping around high water on the 7th March 2019, 25th January 2019 and 26th October 2018 at Crosby

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Past Event: The Shape of the North West Coast Conference – 12 & 13 June, Southport

by on May 15, 2018

Book by 25th May. The North West & North Wales Coastal Group and the North West Regional Monitoring Programme are holding a ‘Shape of the North West Coast’ conference on the 12th and 13th June  2018 in Southport. This free, 2 day event aims to bring together all those with an interest in coastal risk management

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North West Regional Monitoring Programme Newsletter – April 2016

by on April 11, 2016

The latest edition of the North West Regional Monitoring Programme Newsletter can be downloaded below. The newsletter covers what will be happening with the 2016-2020 Coastal Erosion Risk Monitoring (CERMS) programme and an update on data usage, news from Copeland Borough Council on a historic site – Wellington Pit – revealed by storm damage, and

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Managing flood and coastal erosion risk: April 2014 to March 2015

by on August 7, 2015

The Environment has published their fourth annual national flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) report for England. The reported year saw the largest programme of capital works completed in any one year, with 111 new flood and coastal risk management schemes, reducing flood risk for 31,700 households and reducing coastal erosion risk for a

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