Local factors in managing flood and coastal erosion risk and Property Flood Resilience - call for evidence

In July 2020 the government announced its long-term plan to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk in its Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy Statement [1] . This ambitious plan sets out five key commitments – supported by over 40 actions – to accelerate progress to better protect and better prepare the country for the years to come. This Call for Evidence will help us to take forward some of the policies and actions in the Policy Statement. Alongside the Policy Statement, the Environment Agency published its National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England [2] . Specifically, this Call for Evidence is seeking information about: Part 1: Strengthening the assessment of local circumstances in the government’s flood and coastal defence programme Additional ways in which specific local circumstances can be taken account of in the government’s fu