This call for evidence focusses on some specific flood and coastal erosion policy questions that the government would like additional evidence on. They are:
Over the coming decades, flood and coastal erosion risks will increase as a result of population growth and climate change. Rainfall patterns will change, extreme weather events will become more common and sea levels will rise.
To ensure that we can continue to manage these risks effectively, the government will, by the end of 2019, set out its policy direction to better prepare the country for future flooding and coastal erosion – making the most of the opportunities for wider economic, social and environmental benefits in our towns, countryside and coast.
We will do this through a government policy statement on flooding and coastal erosion, a national infrastructure strategy and the decisions made in a spending review.
This call for evidence is an opportunity for you to provide evidence which will inform some specific aspects of government policy on flooding and coastal erosion, and influence the development of the government policy statement on flooding and coastal erosion.
The government will carefully consider responses to the Call for Evidence and will use them, along with other information sources, to inform the development of the government policy statement on flood and coastal erosion and national infrastructure strategy.
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