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Environmental management body calls for proper flood risk planning.

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has called for better flood risk planning policies for new properties built in the UK.
 
Although the body recognise that flood risk and development policy has been updated, it feels that the mechanisms to deliver them are not sufficient.
 
Among other measures, CIWEM calls for strategies to include a ‘presumption’ against developing in ‘blue belt’ areas that are subject to flooding and ‘yellow belt’ areas that suffer from coastal erosion.
 
Furthermore, the organisation advocates serious consideration for relocation populations where flood risk management is no longer sustainable.
 
Speaking about the issue, CIWEM Executive Director Nick Reeves said: “Action is required to safeguard human life and reduce economic losses to the UK and individuals.  The true social, environmental and economic costs must be recognised, and proper planning policies put into place to create sustainable flood and coastal erosion management.”

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