Strangely - or maybe not - flooding and water scarcity go hand in hand. In 2012 the UK's Adaptation Sub-Commitee report, 'Climate Change - is the UK planning for flooding and water scarcity?', recommended that:
1. The Government and local authorities should ensure more robust and transparent implementation of planning policy in relation to development in areas at risk of flooding.
2. The Government should support sustained and increased investment in flood defences from public or private sources; or in the absence of this identify ways to manage the social and economic consequences of more frequent flooding.
3. The Government and water companies should take further steps to increase efficiency in water use, including through water metering and pricing.
Read the report or a summary
http://www.theccc.org.uk/reports/adaptation/2012-progress-report
1. The Government and local authorities should ensure more robust and transparent implementation of planning policy in relation to development in areas at risk of flooding.
2. The Government should support sustained and increased investment in flood defences from public or private sources; or in the absence of this identify ways to manage the social and economic consequences of more frequent flooding.
3. The Government and water companies should take further steps to increase efficiency in water use, including through water metering and pricing.
Read the report or a summary
http://www.theccc.org.uk/reports/adaptation/2012-progress-report