Coastal Flooding

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A £5 billion (€5.8 billion) programme of flood defence, infrastructure and asset management works is to be launched across England by the UK Environment Agency over the next decade.

9th March 2026

UK prepares to launch £5 billion flood defence programme

9th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

More than €1 billion is being spent on flood defence projects in EU countries between 2021 and 2027, with 75% of it coming from the EU’s own coffers.

19th February 2026

€1 billion spending by EU states on flood defence

19th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Egypt has enlisted the help of flooding experts from the Netherlands to tackle its sinking Nile Delta.

31st October 2024

Egypt calls on the Dutch to help with flooding

31st October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A UK coastal defence scheme will undergo its final phase in 2024, bringing together a nine-year project to protect against flooding and create a new island for wintering birds.

11th March 2024

Coastal flood defence project moves into final phase

11th March 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to coastal flooding has been launched by a UK and US collaboration.

15th November 2023

Pioneering sea wall project aims to stave off flooding

15th November 2023