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Climate change
New report reveals global economic cost of disasters has reached an average of $250bn to $300bn a year
05 March 2015
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Politics
One year after the winter floods, research shows a large chunk of grant funding promised by the government has been left unclaimed
11 February 2015
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Policy
New report reveals morale remains low amongst Defra staff, as department continues to face cuts
10 February 2015
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Climate change
Last winter's devastating floods have pushed public concern about climate change to its highest levels in a decade
29 January 2015
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Risk
Properties worth over £1bn will be lost to coastal erosion in England and Wales over the next century, with no compensation for homeowners, as it becomes too costly to protect them
30 December 2014
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Risk
More than half of companies do not have resilience plans for extreme weather events, warns Federation of Small Businesses
23 December 2014
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Investment
Anne McIntosh, chairwoman of the EFRA select committee, warns of huge repair and maintenance investment black hole
02 December 2014
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Policy
Campaigners say £2.3bn flood protection budget for next six years will create funding gap of at least £500m
01 December 2014
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Climate change
The Queen reportedly asked Met Office chief scientist if last year's floods were caused by climate change
05 November 2014
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Policy
National Audit Office concludes underlying flood spending has fallen 10 per cent during this parliament, despite Defra claims to the contrary
05 November 2014
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