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发布年 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
语种 | 英语 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
国家 | 英国 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
领域 | 资源环境 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
正文(英文) | News story Government pledges £62m flood funding for communities in EnglandNew flood boost will better protect over 9,004 homes. ![]() Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has announced a new round of flood defence investment today (Tuesday, 10 September 2019) for communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England. Thirteen projects across England will benefit from a share of over £62 million, which as well as helping develop existing flood defences, will boost economic regeneration and increase prosperity in those areas. Many of the projects are located in communities which suffered from flooding during winter 2015. In total, more than 9,004 homes will be better protected against flooding through this round of funding. The extra funding is in addition to the government’s commitment to invest a record £2.6 billion over six years up to 2021 to better protect 300,000 homes across the country. Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers said:
Funding will support the development of 11 projects in the Northern Powerhouse, including seven in Yorkshire, four in Cumbria and Lancashire and two in the North East. £19m is set to go to Calder Valley, where the Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge and Brighouse schemes will be developed. More than 3,000 properties flooded in the West Yorkshire valley during the 2015 floods, leaving communities in the area badly affected. With this new boost, the two projects at Hebden Bridge and Brighouse are now to be developed, with work due to begin next year. Communities in Yorkshire will also receive additional funding with more money for the Tadcaster Flood Alleviation Scheme and additional funding for defences at Sowerby Bridge. Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse, the Rt Hon Jake Berry MP said:
Cumbria and Lancashire are due to receive the second largest amount of funding, with £22.8m now available to support four flood projects in Kendal, Egremont, Flimby and Preston and South Ribble. The proposed scheme for Kendal involves three phases, of which the first will provide a 1 in 50 level of protection for 1,480 homes and 1,151 businesses. Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke said:
This round of funding will also allocate £6.3m to projects outside of the Northern Powerhouse, in Essex and Lincolnshire. In Essex, the River Roding project at Shonks Mill will better protect 550 homes in Woodford and its surrounding areas, while in Lincolnshire, the Lincoln Defences project is set to reduce flood risk to 1,842 homes and 424 businesses. Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and UK Commissioner on the Global Commission on Adaptation said:
The Environment Agency has completed construction of more than 500 new flood and coastal erosion schemes since April 2015, better protecting over 195,000 homes and thousands of businesses. By the end of this year, the government will set out its policies to better prepare the country for flood and coastal erosion in a government policy statement. Informed by this policy, the Environment Agency will update its national strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management, which sets out a long term plan for tackling, preparing for and adapting to the additional risks that climate change will bring. Further informationA table with details of the schemes is below.
Published 10 September 2019
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来源平台 | gov.uk - environment agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
文献类型 | 新闻 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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