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UK Environment Agency and the AA urge drivers to stay away from flood water, as driving through flood water is the leading cause of death during flooding.
Working in the semi-arid regions of Africa and India, the five-year (2014-2018), multi-institutional and multi-scale ASSAR project combined interdisciplinary scientific research, capacity building, and stakeholder
The UK's new Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership will help vulnerable populations receive earlier warnings of potential disasters and be prepared to deal with the effects.
This evidence review is part of a larger project looking at community engagement for long-term adaptation to flood and coastal erosion risk.
On the International Day for the Conservation of Mangroves, the UK's Environment Minister of State calls for protection of the valuable ecosystems.
The UK's Environment Agency Chair is launching a long-term strategy to tackle flooding. The new approach is supposed to ensure that communities are resilient to the threat posed by climate change. The Agency is now working with partners to establish consistent standards for flood and coastal resilience across the country.
British research has found that mega storms are three times more common than they were 35 years ago due to climate change. UK aid and partners are tracking and analysing these storms to implement risk reduction measures in the most vulnerable areas of Burkina Faso and Senegal.
In a report, the National Infrastructure Commission posits that the British government must ensure the water supply system's resilience by delivering a national water transfer network and by halving leakage. A nationwide standard of resilience to flooding and plans to deliver supply and demand reduction will help ensure resilience.
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.