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The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has called on the UK government to develop a 25-year strategy to manage Britain’s growing flood risk. The recommendation comes in the ABI’s new report, ‘Summer Floods 2007: Learning the Lessons’.
The ABI wants to see a 25-year national flood strategy, based on:
- An investment programme that reflects climate change and the real flood risks from rivers, coasts and drainage.
- Improved national leadership and coordination with national targets for reducing flood risk. A single national body should be responsible for flood management strategy to replace the current piecemeal approach.
- Stronger planning controls to ensure that new developments are not built in high flood-risk areas wherever possible.
Read the report (PDF)
•Date: 4th Dec 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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